Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Coffin
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided August 31, 1934PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Wingate, S.
The objections to the present account raise a question never determined in any reported decision respecting the manner of exercising the right under section 18 of the Decedent Estate Law to elect to take against the provisions of a testamentary document.
Testatrix died on October 16, 1932, leaving a will executed on June 15, 1931. The only benefit given her surviving husband thereunder was a legacy of $800. Her net estate aggregated somewhat in excess of $7,000.
The subsequent chronological sequence of events was as follows: On October 24, 1932, the will was filed in this court; two…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Austin v. . MunroNew York Court of Appeals · 1872
- Psota v. Long Island R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1927
- Flynn v. . McDermottNew York Court of Appeals · 1905
- In re the Estate of ZweigNew York Surrogate's Court · 1932
- In re the Estate of MarshNew York Surrogate's Court · 1932
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3Cited by16 opinions
- In re the Estate of CurleyNew York Surrogate's Court · 1936
- In re the Probate of the Will of CarllNew York Surrogate's Court · 1951
- In re the Estate of FromanNew York Surrogate's Court · 1937
- In re the Estate of BrillNew York Surrogate's Court · 1940
- In re the Estate of CorningNew York Surrogate's Court · 1936
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