Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Yudis
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided April 30, 1958Published
1Opinion of the Court
John D. Bennett, S.
The subject matter of this section 206-a (Surrogate’s Ct. Act) proceeding is the contents of a trunk in which was found nearly $18,000 in bills and coins in denominations ranging from one cent to $100.
The decedent owned a farm where the trunk was found in the vicinity of Wantagh, Long Island. The petitioners who lay *959claim to the money found in the trunk are Edward and Helen Ostrowsld, husband and wife. Edward lived on the farm from the time he was eight years old; Helen since she was 15. The decedent, who had none of her own, apparently referred to them as her “ children ”.
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2Cases cited12 opinions
- Ridden v. . ThrallNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- In Re the Accounting of Van AlstyneNew York Court of Appeals · 1913
- Ward v. New York Life InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1919
- Harris v. . ClarkNew York Court of Appeals · 1849
- Butler v. SherwoodAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1921
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