Legal Opinion
In re the Construction of the Will of Shupack
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 11, 1956PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFuld, J.
Irving Skupack died in October of 1953, survived by his wife, a son and a daughter. His will, admitted to probate a month later, contained an absolute legacy of $2,500 to his wife and gave the residue of his estate to a trustee (also named as executor) “to be divided into three equal parts ”. One part was placed in trust for the benefit of his wife for life; upon her death, it was provided, the trust was to terminate and the principal was to be divided between the other trusts. The other two parts were placed in separate trusts for the benefit of the two children, each was to receive the…
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- In Re the Estate of MatthewsNew York Court of Appeals · 1939
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