MATTER OF ALBRIGHT


309 N.Y. 126 (1955)

In the Matter of The Estate of James E. Albright, Deceased. William W. Albright, as Executor of James E. Albright, Deceased, Respondent; Edith E. Falvey [Albright], Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided July 8, 1955


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George Kent Weldon for appellant.

Edward W. Stitt, Jr., Charles F. Krause, Jr., and J. Paul Gerardi for respondent.

CONWAY, Ch. J., DESMOND, DYE, FULD, FROESSEL and BURKE, JJ., concur.


VAN VOORHIS, J.

Appellant, claiming to be decedent's common-law widow, filed a notice of election to take her intestate share pursuant to section 18 of the Decedent Estate Law. Subsequently she entered into a settlement agreement with the executor whereby she was to receive approximately $15,000, in consideration of which she promised to withdraw her notice of election and to give quitclaim deeds to nine parcels...

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