In re Schneider’s Estate
Surrogate’s Court of New York
96 N.Y.S.2d 652 (1950)
Relevant factsFree
Chico Schneider, a dual citizen of Switzerland and the United States domiciled in New York at his death, left a will disposing of Swiss real property in a manner contrary to Switzerland's internal law; his estate's administratrix liquidated the Swiss property and moved the proceeds to New York before the court determined the devise's validity.
IssueFree
Whether, in evaluating a devise of real property located outside the forum state, the forum should consider the entire law of the property's situs, including that jurisdiction's own conflict-of-law rules, rather than only its internal substantive law.