Legal Opinion
In Re the Will of Chalmers
New York Court of Appeals
Decided April 17, 1934PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLehman, J.
Harvey Chalmers died September 1, 1927. His wife and five children survived. To each child he bequeathed the sum of $30,000 absolutely. Further provision for each of them, to take effect at the death of the testator’s wife, was made in the will, through the establishment of trust funds. The testator’s widow died in January, 1932. One daughter, Mrs. Grace Chalmers Burnap, died before her, leaving no descendants. The trust funds which the testator established for the lives of his wife and deceased daughter must now be distributed. The courts must construe the will to determine to whom the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Connelly v. . O'BrienNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
- New York Life Insurance & Trust Co. v. WinthropNew York Court of Appeals · 1923
- Hersee v. . SimpsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1897
- United States Trust Co. v. TaylorAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1920
- United States Trust Company of New York v. . TaylorNew York Court of Appeals · 1922
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3Cited by51 opinions
- In Re the Accounting of Bankers Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1937
- In Re the Accounting of Irving Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1941
- In Re the Will of KochNew York Court of Appeals · 1940
- In re the Will of CohnNew York Surrogate's Court · 1944
- In re the Accounting of the Poughkeepsie Trust Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1944
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