Arcularius v. Sweet
New York Supreme Court
HIS was an appeal from a decree of the surrogate of Hexy York, directing an account by the executors of George Arcularius deceased, in favor of William P. Sweet, administrator of Jacob S. Arcularius; and involved the construction of the will of George Arcularius, in respect to the provisions therein made for the said Jacob S. Arcularius. George Arcularius, the father of Jacob S., by his will gave to his widow, for life, the income of one-third of his whole estate.
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HIS was an appeal from a decree of the surrogate of Hexy York, directing an account by the executors of George Arcularius deceased, in favor of William P. Sweet, administrator of Jacob S. Arcularius; and involved the construction of the will of George Arcularius, in respect to the provisions therein made for the said Jacob S. Arcularius. George Arcularius, the father of Jacob S., by his will gave to his widow, for life, the income of one-third of his whole estate. He gave to his several children, or to trustees for them, $5000 or $7000 each, as they had received advances in his lifetime or…
1Opinion of the CourtRoosevelt, J.
This is an appeal to the supreme court, from a decision of the surrogate directing the distribution of the estate of the late George Arcularius, among his widow and children. The testator, it appears, was twice married, and left at his death a numerous family in both branches, and an estate valued at from eighty to one hundred thousand dollars, all in cash, or directed by him to be sold and turned into cash. By his will he instructed his executors to invest one-third of the proceeds of his whole estate in good securities, and to pay the interest to his wife during her life. Among numerous…
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