In re the Estate of Wood
New York Surrogate's Court
Proceedings upon the petition of the trustee in bankruptcy of Joseph Wood, the residuary legatee, under the will of Gilbert Wood, to compel the executor of the will of Jane H. Wood, who was the executrix of the will of Gilbert Wood, to account for assets of the estate of Gilbert Wood in his hands, received by him, with the assets of Jane H. Wood. Application to consolidate the two proceedings.
1Opinion of the Court
Thomas, S.
— The proceeding on the petition of the trustee in bankruptcy of Joseph Wood, the residuary legatee under the will of Gilbert Wood, to compel the executor of the will of Jane H. Wood, who was the executrix of the will of Gilbert Wood, to account for assets of the estate of Gilbert Hood in his hands, received by him with the assets of Jane H. Wood, is maintainable under section 2606 of the 'Code of Civil Procedure. In this proceeding the jurisdiction of the court is súf-ficient to permit an accounting of all of the acts of Jane H. Wood, as fully as if the accounting were that of Jane…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- In Re the Judicial Settlement of the Account of MoehringNew York Court of Appeals · 1897
- In re Trask's EstateNew York Surrogate's Court · 1897