Wilson v. Staats
New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
Appeal from decree of Somerset orphans court, on exceptions to the final account of the respondent, executor &c., of Henry M. Wilson, deceased.
1Opinion of the Court
THE ORDINARY.
The objections brought before the court for examination and adjudication, will all be disposed of by a decision of the foliow-*525ing questions: whether the executor had authority, under the provisions of the will, to provide, out of the residue of the estate, for the burial of the testator’s sister Jane, to whom and his brother Dowe the use of the residue was given for life; whether the investments of the money of the estate on mortgage of the Voorhees and-Wallace properties, respectively, were proper; whether the executor ought not to have proved the debt on the Wallace bond, under…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Ferrin v. . MyrickNew York Court of Appeals · 1869
- Smyley v. ReeseSupreme Court of Alabama · 1875
- Cunningham v. ReardonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1868
- Myer v. ColeNew York Supreme Court · 1815
- Demott v. FieldNew York Supreme Court · 1827
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3Cited by2 opinions
- In Re MegargeeNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1934
- Stryker v. SandsSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1950