Edson v. Bartow
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, Margaret B. Edson, individually and. as executrix, etc., of Marmont B. Edson, deceased, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the defendants, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 22d day of January, 1896, upon the decision of the court rendered after a trial at the New York Special Term dismissing the complaint upon the merits.
1Opinion of the Court
Rumsey, J.:
In May, 1890, Mary A. Edson made her will, which was followed in the same month by. two codicils. In this will and codicil, after making a large number of bequests to various charitable institutions, thé precise nature of which will be considered later, Miss Edson .made the following bequest: “ If for any reason any legacy or legacies left by my will or -by any codicil, either pecuniary or *107residuary, shall lapse or fail, or for any cause not take effect in whole or in part, I give and bequeath the amount which shall lapse, fail or not take effect, absolutely to the persons named as…
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