Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Bingham
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided July 21, 1942PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McGarey, S.
In this proceeding the petitioner husband seeks to have determined the validity and effect of his exercise of an alleged right of election under section 18 of the Decedent Estate Law.
The petitioner and decedent were married in Ireland in 1887. Shortly thereafter they migrated to the United States and lived at various places in the city of Mew York until 1908, when they separated, and, except for short periods in 1908-1909, they lived separate and apart until the death of the petitioner’s wife in 1941.
In 1909 the parties entered into a written agreement, by which, after reciting…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Hubbard v. . HubbardNew York Court of Appeals · 1920
- Lefferts v. LeffertsNew York Court of Appeals · 1933
- Bruguiere v. BruguiereCalifornia Supreme Court · 1916
- Hawkins v. . HawkinsNew York Court of Appeals · 1908
- In re the Estate of GreenNew York Surrogate's Court · 1935
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3Cited by7 opinions
- In re the Accounting of DooleyNew York Surrogate's Court · 1957
- In re the Estate of LindgrenNew York Surrogate's Court · 1943
- In re the Estate of OswaldNew York Surrogate's Court · 1964
- In re the Accounting of Brooklyn Trust Co.New York Surrogate's Court · 1948
- In re the Estate of LoebNew York Surrogate's Court · 1974
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