Geyer v. . Snyder
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, entered upon an order made May 11,1893, which affirmed a judgment in favor of defendants entered upon a decision of the court on trial at Special Term.
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Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, entered upon an order made May 11,1893, which affirmed a judgment in favor of defendants entered upon a decision of the court on trial at Special Term. This action was brought by plaintiff, one of the beneficiaries under the will of Phillip W. Engs, deceased, to have certain instruments executed by the executors of said Engs and others, declared illegal and void and for an accounting. The facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. The court, of its own motion and without a demand or…
1Opinion of the CourtMaynard, J.
The plaintiff was entitled to a one-twenty-eighth share of the estate of her grandfather, Phillip W. Engs, who died May 19th, 1875. The executors of his will, who qualified, were his sons Samuel F. and George Engs, who were each entitled to one-seventh of the estate, and his son-in-law, Henry A. Bostwick, whose wife was also entitled to one-seventh. Apparently the bulk of the estate was invested in a business carried on by the testator and the two sons and a nephew, Henry Snyder, Jr., who was also entitled to a share of the estate under the will. By an agreement made April 28th, 1876, to…
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- In re the Estate of BunkerNew York Surrogate's Court · 1944
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