Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Grier
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided May 14, 1942PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Foley, S.
This is a contested accounting proceeding. The first objection filed by the residuary legatees to the account is sustained. It raised a question as to the power and authority of the executors to withhold from distribution the sum of $24,770.72 representing the total of the Federal estate tax apportioned as against the general legatees by a prior decree in a proceeding for the construction of the will. In that proceeding there was . presented the specific question as to whether there was a direction in the will that the Federal and New York State estate taxes be paid out of the…
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- People Ex Rel. International Salt Co. v. GravesNew York Court of Appeals · 1935
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