Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Fee
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided May 4, 1934PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Slater, S.
The claimant herein began a compulsory accounting proceeding to compel the executor to account. The creditor of the estate had filed her claim and it had been rejected by the executor on July 19, 1933. Upon the return day of the citation the attorneys appearing for the claimant and the executor agreed to litigate the claim before me without further ado.
The creditor claimed $1,350 for services rendered during the illness of the decedent. The verified claim set forth that the services were actually performed; that there were no offsets; that no part has been paid.
The executor rejected…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- McKeon v. . Van SlyckNew York Court of Appeals · 1918
- Ward v. New York Life InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1919
- Lent v. New York & Massachusetts Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1892
- Doheny v. . LacyNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
- Conkling v. . WeatherwaxNew York Court of Appeals · 1905
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3Cited by2 opinions
- In re the Estate of SmathersNew York Surrogate's Court · 1934
- In re the Estate of MufflingNew York Surrogate's Court · 1935