Legal Opinion

Kendrick's Estate

New York Surrogate's Court

Decided February 15, 1885PublishedCited by 1 opinion

Final accounting.

1Opinion of the Court

Rollins, Surr.

A decree is about to be entered whereby the accounts of this decedent’s administrator will be judicially settled and determined. The assets of the estate are insufficient to pay creditors in full, and if a certain judgment recovered against the decedent in his lifetime, at the suit of Edward B. Wesley, is still a valid and subsisting claim against this estate, it is entitled to preference over the claim of any other creditor, and its payment will exhaust the entire fund applicable to the discharge of debts.

It is contended, however, by counsel for other judgment creditors, that…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Chamberlain v. . ChamberlainNew York Court of Appeals · 1871
  2. Wakeman v. . ShermanNew York Court of Appeals · 1853
  3. McLaren v. . McMartinNew York Court of Appeals · 1867
  4. Warren v. PaffNew York Surrogate's Court · 1857
  5. Partridge v. MitchellNew York Court of Chancery · 1838

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Butler v. JohnsonNew York Supreme Court · 1886

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