Legal Opinion
in re the Estate of Taylor
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 30, 1953PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBreitel, J.
This is a proceeding in Surrogate’s Court for advice and instruction (Surrogate’s Ct. Act, § 215). The widow of decedent and a sister of decedent appeal from a decree approving a proposed sale of the three-quarter interest of the estate in a parcel of real property located on 1st Avenue in the borough of Manhattan, adjacent to the site of the United Nations buildings.
John Kenneth Taylor, decedent, and James E. Murphy were close friends. In 1946 Taylor and Murphy purchased the property in question, improved with six tenements. Taylor contributed 75% of the price-and Murphy 25% of the price.…
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