New York Court of Appeals

In the Matter of Ira T. Johnson, as Executor of Ella Wilson, Deceased, Respondent. Milton P. Kaler, Appellant

November 19, 1929252 N.Y. 155

Summary

The Court affirmed the Surrogate Court's decree ordering Milton P. Kaler to pay the $33,092.36 withdrawn from Ella Wilson's accounts to the estate, holding that the 1924 amendment to section 206 of the Surrogate’s Court Act gives the court jurisdiction to direct payment of proceeds when estate property has been diverted or disposed of.