Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Reilly
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided July 11, 1927PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’Brien, S.
In this application for a construction of the will of testatrix, and a codicil thereto, the court is asked to determine the legal effect under section 35 of the Decedent Estate Law (as amd. by Laws of 1919, chap. 293) of her subsequent marriage to a legatee named in the codicil. The will was executed January 8, 1917. Subsequently several codicils were executed of which one is especially presented for interpretation, viz., that executed on June 28, 1923. It reads as follows:
“ First. I give and bequeath to my dear friend, William F. Reilly, who resides at Number 107 South Oxford…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Brush v. WilkinsNew York Court of Chancery · 1820
- In re Proving the Last Will & Testament of GaffkenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1921
- In Re Proving the Will of GaffkenNew York Court of Appeals · 1922
- In re the Probate of the Last Will & Testament of Del GenoveseAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1915
- Farnham v. . FarnhamNew York Court of Appeals · 1919
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3Cited by8 opinions
- In re the Estate of GuilmartinNew York Surrogate's Court · 1935
- Williams v. LaneSupreme Court of Georgia · 1942
- In re the Estate of BentNew York Surrogate's Court · 1932
- In re the Last Will & Testament of ScolpinoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1931
- In re the Estate of de CoppetNew York Surrogate's Court · 1932
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