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In re the Estate of Galloway

New York Surrogate's Court

Decided February 4, 1931PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Wingate, S.

This court has had frequent occasion to remark upon the too prevalent legal practice of isolating phrases or paragraphs from opinions of the courts and basing arguments thereon without reference to the questions determined in the particular cases or the context from which the excerpts were taken. The danger of this procedure is graphically illustrated by the misconception which has grown up in the minds of certain members of the legal profession regarding the several opinions of this court relating to the allowance of single and double commissions to testamentary fiduciaries.

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2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Johnson v. . LawrenceNew York Court of Appeals · 1884
  2. In Re the Judicial Settlement of the Accounts McAlpineNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
  3. Hurlburt v. . DurantNew York Court of Appeals · 1882
  4. In Re the Judicial Settlement of the Account of WilletsNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
  5. In Re the Judicial Settlement of the Accounts of McDougallNew York Court of Appeals · 1894

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. In re the Estate of SuderovNew York Surrogate's Court · 1935
  2. In re the Estate of ReillyNew York Surrogate's Court · 1937
  3. In re the Estate of MartNew York Surrogate's Court · 1931
  4. In re the Estate of CouttsNew York Surrogate's Court · 1931
  5. In re the Estate of GregoryNew York Surrogate's Court · 1934

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