In re the Judicial Settlement of the Accounts of Sullard
New York Surrogate's Court
Judicial settlement of accounts of temporary administratrix involving also the disposition of the proceeds of the sale of certain real éstate for the payment of debts. George F. Sullard, a resident of the town of Franklin in the county of Delaware, disappeared on the 27th day of June, 1916, and has not since been heard from. On the 15th day of July, 1916, his wife, Jane M. Sullard, was appointed temporary administratrix of his estate.
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Judicial settlement of accounts of temporary administratrix involving also the disposition of the proceeds of the sale of certain real éstate for the payment of debts. George F. Sullard, a resident of the town of Franklin in the county of Delaware, disappeared on the 27th day of June, 1916, and has not since been heard from. On the 15th day of July, 1916, his wife, Jane M. Sullard, was appointed temporary administratrix of his estate. The estate has since been administered under the provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure as that of an absentee. The administratrix reduced the personal…
1Opinion of the Court
McNaught, S.
The amount of the defalcation or indebtedness of George F. Sullard, the absentee, as trustee under the will of Anna D. Lockwood was agreed upon by a stipulation between the administratrix and the substituted trustee and approved by the then surrogate of the county of Delaware. The amount was fixed at the sum of $2,370.80. It does not appear that there has been a judicial settlement or an order entered in any court fixing this amount, but it appears to have been agreed upon and approved by the surrogate.
Two questions are presented for determination: *293First, the jurisdiction of the…
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