Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Phillips
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided August 15, 1919PublishedCited by 2 opinions
Application under section 2615 of the Code of Civil Procedure for the construction of a will.
1Opinion of the Court
Cohalah, S.
This is an application under section 2615 of the Code of Civil Procedure, by the Bankers Trust Company, one of the executors and trustees under the will of the testator, for a construction of the will of John Orin Phillips. The particular portions of the will concerning which the determination of this court is requested follow:
“Article V. I hereby give, devise and bequeath all the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, real, personal or mixed, wheresoever situated, including the proceeds of any and all policies of life insurance whereof I may be seized or possessed, or to which…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Crawford v. . McCarthyNew York Court of Appeals · 1899
- Robinson v. . MartinNew York Court of Appeals · 1910
- In Re the Probate of Will of HitchcockNew York Court of Appeals · 1917
- Schermerhorn v. . CottingNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
- Leach v. . GodwinNew York Court of Appeals · 1910
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3Cited by2 opinions
- In re the Estate of SmallmanNew York Surrogate's Court · 1931
- In re the Estate of WallaceNew York Surrogate's Court · 1976