Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Zweig
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided December 17, 1932PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Wingate, S.
It is recent and familiar legal history that the Legislature, by chapter 229 of the Laws of 1929, enacted laws which radically altered the rights of a surviving spouse in the estate of a decedent. The ancient legal landmarks of dower and curtesy were abolished, and in them place the survivor was given a right to claim specified portions of the estate of the departed spouse.
As was pointed out in the first report of the Commission to Investigate Defects in the Laws of Estates, the legislation of which this was a part (Legislative Document, 1929, No. 62), the general purpose of the…
2Cases cited52 opinions
- Psota v. Long Island R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1927
- Oliver v. WellsNew York Court of Appeals · 1930
- Ludington v. PattonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1901
- Whitesell v. StricklerIndiana Supreme Court · 1906
- Carper v. CrowlIllinois Supreme Court · 1894
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3Cited by35 opinions
- Hartt v. HarttWyoming Supreme Court · 1956
- In Re Goldman's EstateSupreme Court of Florida · 1955
- In re the Estate of SitkinNew York Surrogate's Court · 1934
- In re the Estate of HearnNew York Surrogate's Court · 1936
- In Re Kemp's EstateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1965
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