Legal Opinion

Field v. Chronik

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided January 16, 1920PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Submission of a controversy upon an agreed statement of facts pursuant to section 1279 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

1Opinion of the Court

Page, J.:

Bartlett Smith in his lifetime was seized of certain parcels of real estate among which was 148 West One Hundred and Twenty-second street, in the county of New York. When this property was conveyed to him it was subject to a mortgage for $8,000. Bartlett Smith died December 7, 1894, leaving a last will and testament, which was duly admitted to probate and letters testamentary duly issued to the executors therein named. In the will, after directing the payment of his just debts and funeral expenses, he gave and devised all his property, real and personal, to his executors upon certain…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Hunt v. . HuntNew York Court of Appeals · 1878
  2. Goebel v. . IfflaNew York Court of Appeals · 1888
  3. Blakeley v. . CalderNew York Court of Appeals · 1857

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Stewart v. StewartAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1921
  2. Jahn v. BerzonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1938
  3. Flood v. ThiesingAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1948
  4. Rikoon v. Two Boro Dress, Inc.New York Supreme Court · 1957
  5. King v. Franmor Equity Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1940

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