Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Nelson
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided March 18, 1987PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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C. Raymond Radican, J.
In this construction proceeding for the will of Frances M. Nelson, the petitioner, husband of the testatrix, seeks a construction as to the effect of paragraph third of said will. The questions presented in this case are twofold. Whether there is a present necessity to construe the paragraph in question and if so, how it should be construed.
The relative facts are not in dispute. Frances M. Nelson died on September 16, 1983. Her will dated April 29, 1964 was admitted to probate in this court on the 11th day of November 1983, and letters testamentary…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- In Re Proving the Will of MountNew York Court of Appeals · 1906
- In re Schenectady Trust Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1938
- Hacker v. HackerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1912
- In re the Accounting of WidmannNew York Surrogate's Court · 1952
- In re the Will of GoodingNew York Surrogate's Court · 1925
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3Cited by4 opinions
- In re NelsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
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- In re the Estate of NelsonNew York Surrogate's Court · 1988
- In re the Estate of NettninNew York Surrogate's Court · 1990