Putnam v. Lincoln Safe Deposit Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendants, Israel Putnam and others, from an interlocutory judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff and the defendant John Risley Putnam, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Saratoga on the 3d day of May, 1901, ■upon the decision of the court rendered after a trial at the Saratoga Special Term.
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Appeal by the defendants, Israel Putnam and others, from an interlocutory judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff and the defendant John Risley Putnam, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Saratoga on the 3d day of May, 1901, ■upon the decision of the court rendered after a trial at the Saratoga Special Term. On the 10th day of February, 1885, Robert M. Shoemaker died, a resident of the State of Ohio, leaving a will which was admitted to probate in Hamilton county, Ohio, on the 14th day of February. 1885. He left five children him surviving, Robert H., Michael…
1Opinion of the Court
Chase, J.:
The decisions of the courts of the State of testator’s domicile, as well as the decisions of the courts of this State, hold that the intention of the testator is the polar star to guide in the construction of wills, and that such intention is to be found in the language contained in the four corners of the will. (Collins v. Collins, 40 Ohio St, 353.) .And in its construction the intention of the testator as gathered from' the whole will must control when such intention is not in conflict With public policy (Carter v. Reddish, 32 Ohio St. 1), the settled rule of law (Thomas on Law of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Robert v. . CorningNew York Court of Appeals · 1882
- New York Life Insurance & Trust Co. v. VieleNew York Court of Appeals · 1899
- Morse v. . MorseNew York Court of Appeals · 1881
- Smith v. . Central Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1897
- Felter v. AckersonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1898
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Tax Commission v. OswaldOhio Supreme Court · 1923
- In re the Accounting of GallagherNew York Surrogate's Court · 1957
- In re the Judicial Settlement of the Account of Proceedings of GorgesNew York Surrogate's Court · 1923
- In re the Accounting of United States Trust Co.New York Surrogate's Court · 1956
- Putnam v. Lincoln Safe Deposit Co.New York Supreme Court · 1903
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