In re the Judicial Settlement of the Account of Davenport
New York Surrogate's Court
Proceedings upon the judicial settlement of the account of William B. Davenport, public administrator of the county of Kings, as administrator, etc., of Walter W. Srnyser, deceased.
1Opinion of the Court
Abbott, S.
— I am- asked to construe the statute of distributions for the purpose of determining to whom the personal estate of Walter W. Srnyser, deceased, should be paid.
The intestate left him surviving and claiming a share of his personal estate his paternal grandmother, Susan Srnyser; an aunt, his father’s sister, Lydia E. Herr; an aunt, his father’s sister, Savilla Baughman; a cousin, Harry E. Srnyser, son of his father’s deceased sister; and Edward D. Coe, a half brother of his mother.
Under the provisions of the Statute of Distributions (Code Civ. Pro., § 2732, subds. 5, 10, 11, 12), it…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Bogert v. FurmanNew York Court of Chancery · 1843
- Sweezey v. WillisNew York Surrogate's Court · 1851
- In re the Probate of the Last Will & Testament of HealyNew York Surrogate's Court · 1899
3Cited by1 opinion
- In re the Judicial Settlement of the Account of Proceedings of YoungsNew York Surrogate's Court · 1911