Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Melzak
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided November 28, 1934PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Wingate, S.
On October 11, 1933, the present administratrix filed her account with a petition for its judicial settlement. It disclosed the receipt of gross assets aggregating $2,147.45 from which disbursements totaling $736.02 had been made, leaving a net estate of $1,411.43. The demonstrated disbursements were $24.69 for bond premiums, $461.14 for attorney’s fees and $250.10 for funeral expenses.
In spite of the fact that the time for presentation of claims had long since expired and all presented demands had been liquidated, the accountant, as an extra measure of precaution and good faith,…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- In re the Estate of SmallmanNew York Surrogate's Court · 1931
- Matter of of N.Y., L. W.R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1885
- Boughton v. . FlintNew York Court of Appeals · 1878
- In the Matter, Etc., of Estate of WestonNew York Court of Appeals · 1883
- Cowenhoven v. . BallNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
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3Cited by16 opinions
- In re the Estate of DellNew York Surrogate's Court · 1935
- In re the Estate of CurtisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
- In re the Estate of BradyNew York Surrogate's Court · 1935
- In re the Estate of RubinNew York Surrogate's Court · 1936
- In re the Estate of SullivanNew York Surrogate's Court · 1941
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