Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Brown
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided June 30, 1983PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Evans V. Brewster, S.
In this contested accounting proceeding, the jurisdiction of this court has been placed in issue. The specific question presented is, can a New York court determine the validity of the exercise of a power of appointment by a will executed and admitted to probate in the State of Ohio over trust property being administered in this State? The decedent, a New York resident, executed a will in 1950 leaving one third of his residuary estate outright to a daughter of a previous marriage and the remainder in trust for his second wife. She was to receive the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Hutchison v. RossNew York Court of Appeals · 1933
- Ehrlich-Bober & Co. v. University of HoustonNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- Matter of New York Life Insurance and Trust CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1913
- In Re Proving the Will of HortonNew York Court of Appeals · 1916
- In re the Estate of HarrimanNew York Surrogate's Court · 1924
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Neto v. ThornerDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1989
- Cecuk v. MacAdooAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
- In re the Estate of LynchAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001