Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Cohen
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided December 20, 1933PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Wingate, S.
This proceeding was instituted by the petition of Victor Gordon for a compulsory accounting against the executrices of this estate. It was founded on the allegation that he is a creditor. From this extremely innocuous and commonplace beginning, theie have emerged a series of complex questions involving considerations of constitutional law, conflict of laws and the laws respecting banking and administration of the States of Illinois and New York.
The essence of the issue revolves about the alleged status of the petitioner. Is he a “ creditor ” within the terminology of subdivision 3…
2Cases cited89 opinions
- Boyd's Lessee v. GravesSupreme Court of the United States · 1819
- Loucks v. . Standard Oil Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1918
- Edwards v. KearzeySupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Slater v. Mexican National RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
- Bernheimer v. ConverseSupreme Court of the United States · 1907
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3Cited by12 opinions
- In re the Estate of CorliesNew York Surrogate's Court · 1934
- In re the Estate of RosenbergNew York Surrogate's Court · 1935
- People v. Wicklem, New York County Courts1944
- In re the Estate of GoldbergNew York Surrogate's Court · 1935
- In re the Estate of BattellNew York Surrogate's Court · 1940
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