Legal Opinion
In re the Accounting of Security Trust Co.
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided May 27, 1948PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Witmer, S.
The testator’s two sons, Virgil M. Palmer, Jr., and Harold B. Palmer, respondents herein, are the principal legatees under his will. In the course of the proceedings for the judicial settlement of the account of the executor the sons filed objections to that portion of the account (schedule K) herein which acknowledged Erna M. Palmer to be the testator’s widow and recognized the validity of the election filed by her to take the widow’s share of testator’s estate as in intestacy. Respondents charge in their objections that Erna M. Palmer is not the testator’s widow. They have "served…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Van Voorhis v. . BrintnallNew York Court of Appeals · 1881
- The People v. . BakerNew York Court of Appeals · 1879
- Fisher v. FisherNew York Court of Appeals · 1929
- Cunningham v. . CunninghamNew York Court of Appeals · 1912
- United States Mortgage & Trust Co. v. RugglesNew York Court of Appeals · 1932
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Lembcke v. United States (Lembcke, Third-Party-Defendants)Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1950
- In re the Construction of the Will of Van HoeckeNew York Surrogate's Court · 1949
- In re the Estate of FarrajAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
- In re the Accounting of Security Trust Co.New York Surrogate's Court · 1948
- Pryor v. Merchants Mutual Casualty Co.New York Supreme Court · 1958
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