In re Van Wert's Estate
New York Surrogate's Court
Accounting of Thornton M. Niven as surviving administrator of John A. Van Wert, deceased.
1Opinion of the Court
Coffin, S.
It is an undisputed fact that the deceased admin*474istrator received moneys and property of the intestate amounting to at least $25,000, which was inearly the amount of the ■original estate. Reither -this administrator, as survivor, nor any person interested in the estate, has called upon the administrators of the deceased administrator to account, nor have those administrators voluntarily rendered any account, as provided by section 2606 of the Code. How, then, can it be expected that Mr. Riven should account and be held liable for the whole assets when the greater part fell into the…
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