A Probate Lawyers said that, on May 29, 1963, decedent executed his Will, which through paragraph SIXTH reads as follows: ‘I, of the City of Syracuse, County of Onondaga and State of New York, do make, publish and declare this to be my last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all…
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Court Judicially Settles Final Accounts of an Estate
The two cases below are about probate proceedings. Probate Lawyers said in a probate proceeding to judicially settle the final accounts of an estate, the successor administrator, KG, appeals, as limited by his brief, from so much of a decree of the Surrogate’s Court, Kings County (Lopez Torres, S.), dated…
Widow Makes Motion to Disqualify Attorneys
The widow of the testator has made this motion to disqualify the attorneys for the executors and their counsel, to restrain them from participating in the affairs of the estate and from continuing to appear for the executors in matters affecting the estate, and to require said attorneys and their…
Appellant Files Motion to Compel Petition for Respondent to Account
New York Probate Lawyers said an RF died intestate in December, 1947 and letters of administration were issued to his widow, the respondent, in the same month. In September, 1948 respondent filed an income tax return for 1947 on behalf of the decedent. During the return’s audit, respondent executed three…
Petitioner Brings Action for Settlement of Trustee’s Account
In this action for a judicial settlement of a trustee’s account and for a construction of the will and codicils of the testator, the trustee moves for summary judgment. Probate Lawyers said the testator died in September 1918, leaving a will and five codicils which were admitted to probate in…
Court Hears Case Moving for Specific Performance of Contract to Purchase Land
Probate Lawyers said the action by Y against BN for specific performance of a contract to purchase real property. Defendant obtained judgment, which was affirmed by the general term. Plaintiff appeals. Affirmed. This action was brought to compel the specific performance of a contract to purchases land. The defense was…
Court Deals with Conflicting Interpretation of a Will
A Probate Court said records reflect that this construction proceeding raises questions in respect of the validity of a trust under decedent’s will and the distribution of its remainder. The decedent died survived by his widow and six children. The will was admitted to probate and Letters testamentary and letters…
Plaintiff Brings Motion to Substitute Executor
Probate Lawyers this is a motion to substitute the executor of the Last Will and Testament of the deceased as plaintiff herein and to permit the said Executrix upon substitution to serve an amended complaint to include therein an action for wrongful death; and to serve an amended bill of…
Court Hears Claim Brought by State Department of Mental Hygiene
Probate Lawyers said that this issue is a frequently recurring problem in the Surrogate’s Courts, that of claims against estates or beneficiaries of estates by the State Department of Mental Hygiene. Testator M died August 9, 1975 leaving his widow S as his sole distributee. His will executed in 1968…
Petitioner Seeks to Probate Last Will and Testament
A Probate Lawyer said that according to a Kings County Estate Attorney, in a contested proceeding to probate the last will and testament of J, also known as AJ, the objectants appeal, as limited by their brief, from so much of an order of the Surrogate’s Court, Kings Count, dated…