Bayley v. Beekman

Mary E. Bayley died in the city of ¡New York on the 27th day of December, 1889, leaving a will exe*568euted July 20, 1867, with a codicil thereto executed April 27, 1868, which were duly admitted to prohate by the surrogate of the county of New York, March 13, 1890. She left her surviving two sisters, one brother and certain nephews, nieces, grandnephews and grandnieces. At the time of the execution of the will and codicil her next of kin consisted of two sisters, a brother, two nephews and a niece. This action is brought to obtain a construction of the decedent’s will upon two specific points,…