Legal Opinion
In re the Construction of the Will of King
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 2, 1968PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtScileppi, J.
Albert and Grace King executed their respective wills on October 1, 1958. Paragraph Eighth of Grace’s will created a marital-deduction trust, the income of which was payable to her husband, Albert, for life. Albert was given a testamentary power of appointment over the principal of the trust which could only be exercised by a will executed after Grace’s death. The principal of the trust, in default of a valid exercise of the power of appointment, was payable one third to four named charities (the respondents herein) and two thirds to a secondary trust for the benefit of their daughter Louise.…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Hirsch v. BuckiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1914
- In Re Accounting of Guaranty Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1938
- In re the Estate of WalbridgeNew York Surrogate's Court · 1942
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