Legal Opinion

In re the Construction of the Will of Suter

New York Surrogate's Court

Decided May 19, 1955PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Collins, S.

The anomalous question posed by the petition of the trustees for a construction of the will of Eugene F. Suter, deceased, is the validity of a renunciation by the testator’s son, Eugene F. Suter, Jr., of benefits under a testamentary trust valued at approximately $400,000.

The facts are not in dispute. The will gives $350,000 and the residue of the estate to trustees to be held in a trust measured by the life of the son, Eugene F. Suter, Jr., to pay annually from *1003the income $600 to testator’s sister, $5,000 to his former wife, ■and the balance of income to the son. The will further…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Albany Hospital v. . Albany Guardian SocietyNew York Court of Appeals · 1915
  2. Burritt v. . SillimanNew York Court of Appeals · 1855
  3. In re the Estate of HannaNew York Surrogate's Court · 1935
  4. In re the Estate of MatthiessenNew York Surrogate's Court · 1940

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. In re the Estate of WolffNew York Surrogate's Court · 1957
  2. In re the Estate of CohenNew York Surrogate's Court · 1958
  3. In re the Estate of RoeNew York Surrogate's Court · 1959
  4. In re the Estate of SingerNew York Surrogate's Court · 1962
  5. In re the Estate of GilbertNew York Surrogate's Court · 1992

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