Legal Opinion
In re the Judicial Settlement of the Accounts of Bolton
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided June 15, 1897PublishedCited by 5 opinions
Judicial settlement of accounts.
1Opinion of the Court
Comstock, S.
The underlying question presented on this accounting is, whether the guardian’s account shall be surcharged with' the sum of $5,200 expended by him in the purchase of a lot and residence for his ward, or shall the latter be treated as representing the purchase money, and a conveyance thereof decreed.
The facts are as follows: At the time of the said purchase the ward Was nearly twenty years of age, possessed of an estate ini money amounting to over $30,000', she was married and kept house with her husband on the premises in question. Having *223there established -a pretty and…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Lockman v. . ReillyNew York Court of Appeals · 1884
- Horton v. . McCoyNew York Court of Appeals · 1871
- White v. ParkerNew York Supreme Court · 1850
- Forman v. . MarshNew York Court of Appeals · 1854
- Eckford v. De KayNew York Court of Chancery · 1840
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3Cited by5 opinions
- In re the Estate of VanderbiltNew York Surrogate's Court · 1927
- Empire State Surety Co. v. CohenNew York Supreme Court · 1916
- In re the Accounting of DeckerNew York Surrogate's Court · 1902
- Benson v. SiemonsNew York Supreme Court · 1915
- Arnstein v. PriceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1955