Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Moore
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided December 24, 1937PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Foley, S.
The executor under the last will of Edna B. Moore petitions in this proceeding for a determination as to the validity and effect of the election of Raymond W. Moore, the husband of the testatrix, to take against her will. The proceeding is brought under the provisions of section 145-a of the Surrogate’s Court Act, which authorize a method of review of the right of a surviving *685spouse to elect to take the statutory share under the terms of section 18 of the Decedent Estate Law. All of the parties interested in the estate have been cited in the proceeding.
Mrs. Moore died on October 1,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Wood v. . Duff-GordonNew York Court of Appeals · 1917
- Pimpinello v. Swift & Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1930
- Trustees of Amherst College v. RitchNew York Court of Appeals · 1897
- In Re the Probate of the Will of CookNew York Court of Appeals · 1926
- Matter of ByrnesNew York Court of Appeals · 1933
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Hadden v. Consolidated Edison Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1978
- In Re the Estate of PhillipsNew York Court of Appeals · 1944
- In re the Estate of HaydenNew York Surrogate's Court · 1939
- In re the Estate of SturmerNew York Court of Appeals · 1951
- In re the Estate of DavisNew York Court of Appeals · 1967
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