Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Best
New York Court of Appeals
Decided October 24, 1985PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Titone, J.
The question presented is whether a child born out of wedlock, who is adopted out of his biological family at birth, is entitled *153to a share of a trust estate devised by his biological grandmother to her daughter’s issue. The Surrogate’s Court entered a decree in the child’s favor, which has been unanimously affirmed by the Appellate Division. We granted leave to appeal and now reverse.
Jessie C. Best died in 1973, leaving a will which provided for a residuary trust. Her daughter, Ardith Reid, was designated as the income beneficiary. Upon Ardith’s death, the…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- City of New York v. SaperSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Flanagan v. Mount Eden General HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1969
- In Re the Appraisal, Under the Transfer Tax Act, of the Estate of CookNew York Court of Appeals · 1907
- Palmer v. . HornNew York Court of Appeals · 1881
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