Legal Opinion
Germann v. Reynolds
New York Supreme Court
Decided March 6, 1928PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFrankenthaler, J.
Action by the sole surviving executor under the will of Ernestine Schaffner for the construction of said will.
Ernestine Schaffner, the testatrix, had at the time of the execution of this will four children, Emma R. Schaffner, Martha S. Reynolds, Ernest M. Schaffner and Robert F. Schaffner. The testatrix died in 1902. Her will provided for the creation of a trust under the 3d paragraph thereof, the income from which was to be divided equally among her surviving children and the child or children of any deceased child per stirpes. The trust, comprising the entire estate, was measured by the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Wetmore v. . ParkerNew York Court of Appeals · 1873
- Doane v. . Mercantile Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1899
- Trask v. . SturgesNew York Court of Appeals · 1902
- Wood v. . MitchamNew York Court of Appeals · 1883
- Walter v. WalterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1909
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3Cited by4 opinions
- In re the Estate of O'BrienNew York Surrogate's Court · 1933
- In re LoewAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1965
- In re the Will of SchmittNew York Surrogate's Court · 1942
- Germann v. ReynoldsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1928