Legal Opinion

Reynolds v. Denslow

New York Supreme Court

Decided July 27, 1894PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Appeal from special term, Dutchess county. Action by William T. Reynolds, as executor of Walter P. Denslow, . deceased, against Van Burén Denslow and others, for the construction of a will. There was a judgment in favor of plaintiff, and defendants appeal. Affirmed.

1Opinion of the CourtDykman, J.

The object of this action was to procure a judicial .construction of the last will and testament of Walter P. Denslow, . deceased. The questions for determination are presented by the twelfth, thirteenth, and fifteenth clauses of the will, which read as ■follows:

“Twelfth. I give unto my wife, Susan F. Denslow, the use, during her . natural life, of all my real estate, of every kind, of which I die seised of, with full power to collect and use the income and profits therefrom. Thirteenth. At the death of my wife, or in ease she shall not survive me, I give and devise . all my estate, both real…

2Cited by6 opinions

  1. Avery v. BenderSupreme Court of Vermont · 1956
  2. In re Brooklyn Trust Co.New York Supreme Court · 1936
  3. Parker v. BeerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1901
  4. Tobin v. GrafNew York Supreme Court · 1902
  5. In re the Estate of SchaperNew York Surrogate's Court · 1991

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