Baldwin v. Smith
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, Elizabeth Baldwin, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the defendant, William Henry Smith, entered' in the office Of the clerk of the county of Queens on the 1st day of August, 1895, upon the decision of the court, rendered after a trial at the Queens County Special Term dismissing the plaintiff’s complaint.
1Opinion of the Court
Willard Bartlett, J.:
The defendant is the executor of the will of Jacob Baldwin. By that will the testator bequeathed to his sister-in-law, Mary Baldwin, full and complete possession of all his personal property of every kind which he had on his farm, for her sole benefit as long as she should live, and he directed his executor to sell so much of the land which comprised his homestead as would be necessary for the support of the said Mary Baldwin. After her death the remainder was divided and bequeathed to various relatives, including Nicholas Baldwin, the brother of the testator, now…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Garlock v. . VandevortNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- In Re the Probate of the Will of MerriamNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
- In Re the Final Judicial Settlement of the Account of McCombNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
- In Re the Accounting of the Executors of BoltonNew York Court of Appeals · 1895
- Baldwin v. SmithNew York Supreme Court · 1895
3Cited by3 opinions
- In re MetcalfeNew York Surrogate's Court · 1894
- In re GarlockAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1896
- In re the Judicial Settlement of the Account of WeedNew York Surrogate's Court · 1913