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Matter of Brookes

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Apr 20, 1961
9 N.Y.2d 840 (N.Y. 1961)

Summary

holding that the Surrogate had no power to relieve respondent of his default in filing and recording his notice of election more than twelve months after the issuance of letters nunc pro tunc

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Opinion

Argued March 21, 1961

Decided April 20, 1961

Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Second Judicial Department, EDGAR F. HAZLETON, S.

Sol Bloom and Harold R. Eriv for appellant.

William Gitelman and Robert M. Stein for respondent.


Order affirmed, without costs; no opinion.

Concur: Chief Judge DESMOND and Judges DYE, FULD, FROESSEL, VAN VOORHIS, BURKE and FOSTER.


Summaries of

Matter of Brookes

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Apr 20, 1961
9 N.Y.2d 840 (N.Y. 1961)

holding that the Surrogate had no power to relieve respondent of his default in filing and recording his notice of election more than twelve months after the issuance of letters nunc pro tunc

Summary of this case from In re Nieczaj
Case details for

Matter of Brookes

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of the Estate of LOUISA BROOKES, Deceased. GEORGINA RYAN, as…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Apr 20, 1961

Citations

9 N.Y.2d 840 (N.Y. 1961)
216 N.Y.S.2d 88
175 N.E.2d 457

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