In re the Will of Antoni
New York Surrogate's Court
1Opinion of the Court
Griffiths, S.
The executor has instituted the instant proceeding for a construction pursuant to the provisions of sec*989tion 145 of the Surrogate’s Court Act. The question as to whether the testator by article “ Fifteenth ” of his will created a valid charitable trust requires a consideration of the context of such provisions, which reads as follows: “I give and bequeath to Louis Dtckman the sum of Thirty-five Hundred Dollars ($3500.00) subject to the following trust; to invest and reinvest the principal of said sum and to use the rents, issues and profits therefrom for the benefit of the widows…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- In Re the Accounting of ClaytonNew York Court of Appeals · 1927
- In re the Estate of CarpenterNew York Surrogate's Court · 1937
- In re the Estate of DreyfussNew York Surrogate's Court · 1934
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