Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Cohen
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided June 4, 1958PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
5. Samuel Di Falco, S.
The petitioner, asserting a status as the widow of the deceased, seeks an order under section 20 of the Surrogate’s Court Act reopening the decree admitting the will to probate. In support of her application she relies upon the omission of the respondent executors to cite' her in the earlier proceeding. She admits it to be her purpose, in the event she is successful on this application, to relieve herself of her default in serving a notice of election to take against the will which was admitted to probate on September 24, 1952, an event of which she has been shown to…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Kirchner v. New Home Sewing MacHine Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1892
- In Re the Probate of the Will of CookNew York Court of Appeals · 1926
- In Re the Estate of McGloneNew York Court of Appeals · 1940
- Downey v. PalmerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1940
- Simon v. SimonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1948
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Cohen v. Tenney CorporationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1970
- Yingling v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1969
- In re the Estate of CohenNew York Surrogate's Court · 1959
- In re the Estate of HutchinsNew York Surrogate's Court · 1960
- Servidone Construction Corp. v. Security InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984