Ogden v. Ogden
New York Supreme Court
Action for the construction of a will.
1Opinion of the CourtLeventritt, J.
This is an action for the construction of a will and presents as the sole issue for determination the ever recurring question whether certain interests are vested or contingent.
Briefly stated, the general scheme of the will is the creation of a trust, measured by two lives, during which the income of the estate, which is divided into a specified number of shares, is to be paid over to named beneficiaries, who are, after the termination of the trust, to receive the principal of the shares from which the income theretofore issued.
The will is a very long document, but only two clauses, the third…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Rudd v. . CornellNew York Court of Appeals · 1902
- Warner v. . DurantNew York Court of Appeals · 1879
- Robert v. . CorningNew York Court of Appeals · 1882
- Clark v. . CammannNew York Court of Appeals · 1899
- Delafield v. . ShipmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1886
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Comtel Corp. v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1965
- Clark v. GoodridgeNew York Supreme Court · 1906
- Cook v. StraitonNew York Supreme Court · 1903
- In re the Construction of the Will of BatesNew York Surrogate's Court · 1946
- Comtel Corp. v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1965
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