Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Strong
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided May 11, 1939PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Feely, S.
In and by this their first and intermediate judicial settlement the executors of the above-named testator ask that his last will be construed in several respects, most of which have some relation to the fact that testator and his wife died at the same time in the crash of their airplane on August 27, 1937.
In and by his last will, dated January 4, 1936, testator, in brief, provided for the payment of his debts, etc.; and in the second paragraph bequeathed some jewelry to his wife. In the third paragraph he made four separate gifts of the entire residue of his estate, including what he…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Wright v. . WrightNew York Court of Appeals · 1919
- Stelz v. . ShreckNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- St. John v. Andrews Institute for GirlsNew York Court of Appeals · 1908
- In Re the Transfer Tax Upon the Estate of KlatzlNew York Court of Appeals · 1915
- Low v. Bankers Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1936
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3Cited by3 opinions
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