Greer v. Chester
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court, Albany county. Action to construe a will, brought by Thomas H. Greer, individually and as executor of the last will and testament of Anna L. Greer, deceased, against Thomas Hoag Greer, Albany Guardian Society & Home of the Friendless of Albany, N. Y., the Babies’ Nursery of Albany, N. Y., the Albany City Tract & Missionary Society, the Home for Aged Men of Albany, N. Y., and Alden Chester, as executor of and trustee under the last will and…
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Appeal from circuit court, Albany county. Action to construe a will, brought by Thomas H. Greer, individually and as executor of the last will and testament of Anna L. Greer, deceased, against Thomas Hoag Greer, Albany Guardian Society & Home of the Friendless of Albany, N. Y., the Babies’ Nursery of Albany, N. Y., the Albany City Tract & Missionary Society, the Home for Aged Men of Albany, N. Y., and Alden Chester, as executor of and trustee under the last will and testament of Anna L. Greer, deceased. On trial by the court without a jury, judgment was rendered declaring the will entirely…
1Opinion of the CourtPutnam, J.
The action was brought to obtain a construction of the will of-Ann a L. Greer, deceased. Certain provisions therein are conceded to be void by the parties, and were so held by the court below. The question in the case arises out of the ninth clause in the will, which the trial court held invalid, and which, as far as necessary to set out, is as follows, viz.: “Ninth. I give, devise, and bequeath all the rest, residue, and remainder of all my property and estates, real and personal, of whatever name, nature, or kind, to Alden Chester, of the city of Albany, N. Y., in trust, nevertheless, to re*239c…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Manice v. . ManiceNew York Court of Appeals · 1871
- Sears v. ChoateMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1888
- Underwood v. . CurtisNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- Asche v. . AscheNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Kennedy v. . HoyNew York Court of Appeals · 1887
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- Raymond v. Rochester Trust & Safe Deposit Co.New York Supreme Court · 1894
- In re BurtisDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1911
- In re ShepherdNew York Surrogate's Court · 1893
- In re the Construction of the Last Will & Testament & Codicil Thereto of AllenNew York Surrogate's Court · 1920