Legal Opinion

In re the Estate of Prentice

New York Surrogate's Court

Decided May 14, 1929PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

O’Brien, S.

In this accounting proceeding two questions are presented for decision. The first refers to a devise by the testatrix in the following language: “If at the time of my death I have any interest in or shall be in any way entitled to the real estate which belonged to my father at Albany, New York, I give, devise and bequeath the same to Ezra P. Prentice, son of Mr. Ezra P. Prentice, to be his absolutely.”

*344The proofs submitted show that at the time of the execution of this will the testatrix had an undivided one-fourth interest in two parcels of real property located at Albany, N. Y.,…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. In Re the Will of ManningNew York Court of Appeals · 1921
  2. In re the Construction of the Will of ManningAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1921

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. In re the Estate of De StuersNew York Surrogate's Court · 1950
  2. Shure v. DahlNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1957
  3. In re the Estate of CallNew York Surrogate's Court · 1970

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