Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Paige
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided March 17, 1933PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Wingate, S.
The sole question involved in this case appears to have been squarely presented on only a single previous occasion in the legal history of this State. The precedent referred to is Trust v. Harned (4 Bradf. 213), decided by Surrogate Bradford in 1857.
The problem relates.to the relative preferences in payment of judgment creditors where one of the judgments was docketed in the office of the county clerk and others were not.
Subdivision 3 of section 212 of the Surrogate’s Court Act provided that “ judgments docketed, and decrees entered against the deceased according to the priority…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Ainslie v. RadcliffNew York Court of Chancery · 1839
- In re the Estate of FosterNew York Surrogate's Court · 1894
- Stevenson v. WeisserNew York Surrogate's Court · 1850
- Taylor v. Port Jefferson Milling Co.New York Supreme Court · 1895
- Trust v. HarnedNew York Surrogate's Court · 1857
3Cited by2 opinions
- In re the Estate of McCartyNew York Surrogate's Court · 1936
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