Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Cofer
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided July 15, 1923PublishedCited by 12 opinions
Discovery proceeding.
1Opinion of the Court
Foley, S.
This discovery proceeding was brought under the provisions of sections 205 and 206 of the Surrogate’s Court Act, against May Bell Becks Gofer, to obtain certain property alleged to belong to the estate. The respondent and all the parties are colored people.
In a previous proceeding it was determined that the administratrix herein, Cassandra Gofer, was the lawful wife of the decedent at the time of his death, and that the alleged marriage between him and May Bell Becks Gofer, the respondent, was void. Matter of Cofer, 119 Misc. Rep. 587. This decree was affirmed by the Appellate…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- In Re the Accounting of Van AlstyneNew York Court of Appeals · 1913
- Ward v. New York Life InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1919
- In Re the Estate of HousmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1918
- In Re the Estate of HeinzeNew York Court of Appeals · 1918
- In re the Estate of CanfieldAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1917
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3Cited by12 opinions
- In re MerrillAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1926
- In re the Estate of DavisNew York Surrogate's Court · 1927
- In re the Judicial Settlement of the Intermediate Account of Proceedings of BrownNew York Surrogate's Court · 1927
- In re the Estate of PothNew York Surrogate's Court · 1935
- In re the Estate of HauberNew York Surrogate's Court · 1930
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