Legal Opinion
In re the Accounting of Chemical Bank & Trust Co.
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided July 7, 1950PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRubenstein, J.
(Justice of Supreme Court as Acting Surrogate.) In this accounting proceeding questions have been presented as to the effect upon the terms of the will by the election of the widow to take her elective share under section 18 of the Decedent Estate Law. In addition, the accountants seek a construction of paragraph VIII (b) and a determination of counsel fees, pursuant to section 285 of the Surrogate’s Court Act.
The will provided for preliminary legacies aggregating $17,-000. The residue has been divided into two separate trusts in fixed proportions. The first trust is for the benefit of the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Matter of ByrnesNew York Court of Appeals · 1933
- Disston's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1917
- Leach v. . GodwinNew York Court of Appeals · 1910
- Lonergan's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1931
- In re the Estate of CurleyNew York Surrogate's Court · 1936
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3Cited by13 opinions
- In re the Accounting of DowdNew York Surrogate's Court · 1957
- In re the Estate of HalperinNew York Surrogate's Court · 1951
- In re the Estate of SchwartzkopfNew York Surrogate's Court · 1954
- In re the Estate of HaubenstockNew York Surrogate's Court · 1961
- Dixon v. DixonWyoming Supreme Court · 1954
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