Matter of Norton

New York Court of Appeals

Matter of Norton

70 N.E. 1103, 178 N.Y. 606, 16 Bedell 606, 1904 N.Y. LEXIS 852

CourtNew York Court of Appeals

DecidedMay 3, 1904

StatusPublished

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Matter of Norton, 70 N.E. 1103, 178 N.Y. 606, 16 Bedell 606, 1904 N.Y. LEXIS 852 (N.Y. 1904).

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Per Curiam.

We approve of the opinion helow in so far as it holds that the surrogate had jurisdiction to authorize the administrators to compromise the claim of Hall against the estate. As to the wisdom of authorizing a compromise that involves a discretion of the court below which we have no power to review.

Order affirmed, with costs.

Concur: Parker, Ch. J., Gray, Bartlett, Haight, Yann and Werner,' JJ. Not voting: O’Brien, J.

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Per Curiam.

We approve of the opinion helow in so far as it holds that the surrogate had jurisdiction to authorize the administrators to compromise the claim of Hall against the estate. As to the wisdom of authorizing a compromise that involves a discretion of the court below which we have no power to review.

Order affirmed, with costs.

Concur: Parker, Ch. J., Gray, Bartlett, Haight, Yann and Werner,' JJ. Not voting: O’Brien, J.

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70 N.E. 1103, 178 N.Y. 606, 16 Bedell 606, 1904 N.Y. LEXIS 852, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/matter-of-norton-ny-1904.

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