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Oliver v. Wells

New York Court of Appeals

Decided November 18, 1930PublishedCited by 91 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Cardozo, Ch. J.

The action is one for the construction of a will.

David A. Wells died in May, 1928, leaving a will admitted to probate in July, 1928. By the seventh subdivision thereof he gave his residuary estate in trust for his wife, Katherine M. Wells, during her life, the principal on her death (after the deduction of a legacy for the care of cemetery lots) to be divided into fifteen equal parts. A one-fifteenth part of the income was thereupon to be paid to a nephew, John E. Wells, for life, “ providing he and my sister [the plaintiff, Anna Gertrude Oliver] consent and agree to the use…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Wright v. . WrightNew York Court of Appeals · 1919
  2. Matter of DurandNew York Court of Appeals · 1928
  3. Kalish v. . KalishNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
  4. Matter of TrevorNew York Court of Appeals · 1924
  5. In Re the Will of HornerNew York Court of Appeals · 1924

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3Cited by91 opinions

  1. In re the Estate of DammannNew York Court of Appeals · 1963
  2. In re the Estate of ZweigNew York Surrogate's Court · 1932
  3. In Re the Accounting of WilsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1949
  4. Estate of TroyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1931
  5. In re the Estate of StulmanNew York Surrogate's Court · 1933

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