Legal Opinion
In re the Judicial Settlement of the Final Account of Proceedings of Birch
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided January 3, 1929PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Slater, S.
In this accounting proceeding a construction of the 11th paragraph of the will is sought. The will gives certain money legacies outright, as well as in trust. The residuary paragraph is in this language:
“ Eleventh. All the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, I give to my executors hereinafter named for the following purposes, viz: To convert the same into money and after paying their commissions to divide and pay over said residue to my devisees heretofore named in the same proportion as the specific devises heretofore given them, may have to each other and I give the said…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Brown v. . ClarkNew York Court of Appeals · 1879
- Van Nostrand v. . MooreNew York Court of Appeals · 1873
- Hard v. LeurendusNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
- Crozier v. . BrayNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
- Adams v. . MasseyNew York Court of Appeals · 1906
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3Cited by9 opinions
- In re Brooklyn Trust Co.New York Surrogate's Court · 1929
- In re the Estate of MahlstedtNew York Surrogate's Court · 1931
- In re BlackmarNew York Surrogate's Court · 1929
- In re the Estate of RichardsNew York Surrogate's Court · 1934
- In re the Construction of the Will of KentNew York Surrogate's Court · 1959
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