In re the Accounting of Dunlavey

Anna Collopy died testate on January 3, 1955. Certain beneficiaries filed objections to the final account for failure of the executor to account for proceeds of the sale of real property at 303 West State Street, Olean, and further objected to the executor’s attempt to charge debts and administration expenses against specific bequests and devises and not against the proceeds of the sale of the 303 State Street property. At issue is the construction of three paragraphs of testator’s will.

In paragraph eleventh of the will, the 303 West State Street property is devised outright to E. Milton…