Case Name: In the Matter of the Estate of Julia R. Small, Deceased. James Gibb, as Executor of Julia R. Small, Deceased, et al., Appellants; B. Otto Jacobsen, as Ancillary Executor of Julia R. Small, Deceased, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1952-02-25
Citations: 279 A.D. 876
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of the Estate of Julia R. Small, Deceased. James Gibb, as Executor of Julia R. Small, Deceased, et al., Appellants; B. Otto Jacobsen, as Ancillary Executor of Julia R. Small, Deceased, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 279
Pages: 876–877

Head Matter:
In the Matter of the Estate of Julia R. Small, Deceased. James Gibb, as Executor of Julia R. Small, Deceased, et al., Appellants; B. Otto Jacobsen, as Ancillary Executor of Julia R. Small, Deceased, Respondent.

Opinion:
The charges presented, to which no answer has been made, are of such a serious nature as to warrant the Surrogate in making inquiry and determination of his own volition. The domiciliary executor may participate in such proceeding as a matter of comity. (Kirkbride v. Van Note, 275 N. Y. 244, 250.) Nolan, P. J., Carswell, Adel, Wenzel and Schmidt, JJ., concur.