Legal Opinion

In re the Accounting of Lincoln Rochester Trust Co.

New York Surrogate's Court

Decided February 3, 1948PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Witmer, S.

In this proceeding testator’s widow seeks a determination that she may elect to take one half of the estate outright as against the will, except for the life use of the home in which the equity is valued at $7,350 and certain personalty bequeathed to her valued at $692.05. The estate is valued at about $100,000, and hence the widow’s claim is that in addition to the above items she is entitled to take absolutely the sum of about $42,000. All agree that petitioner is entitled to take at once the difference between $692.05 and $2,500, or the sum of $1,807.95, besides the $692.05 of…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. In re the Final Judicial Settlement of the Accounts of HoytAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1906
  2. In re the Estate of BommerNew York Surrogate's Court · 1936
  3. In re the Estate of HaydenNew York Surrogate's Court · 1939
  4. In re the Estate of SchmidtNew York Surrogate's Court · 1938
  5. In Re the Construction of the Will of SchmidtNew York Court of Appeals · 1940

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. In re the Construction of the Will of Van HoeckeNew York Surrogate's Court · 1949
  2. In re the Estate of SchwartzkopfNew York Surrogate's Court · 1954
  3. In re the Estate of HaubenstockNew York Surrogate's Court · 1961
  4. In re the Estate of SernauNew York Surrogate's Court · 1962
  5. In re the Accounting of Lincoln Rochester Trust Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1948

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