Legal Opinion
In re the Construction of the Will of Cromwell
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided February 6, 1950PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Frankenthaler, S.
One of the separate and independent issues in this proceeding raises a question as to the identity of the beneficiary of the bequest in article eighth of the will, which, insofar as material, reads: “All the rest, residue and remainder of my estate * * * I direct my Executors to divide into one hundred (100) equal parts, and I do dispose of such parts as follows: * * * (41) To Henry Street Visiting Nurse Service, New York City, for its general uses and purposes— Two (2) parts.” The legacy is claimed by two corporations, Visiting Nurse Service of New York, and Henry Street…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- St. Joseph's Hospital v. BennettNew York Court of Appeals · 1939
- Kernochan v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1919
- Kernochan v. . the Farmers' Loan and Trust CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1920
- Prudential Insurance Co. of America v. New York Guild for the Jewish BlindAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1937
- In re the Estate of MacaulayNew York Surrogate's Court · 1940
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3Cited by1 opinion
- In re the Estate of McCarthyNew York Surrogate's Court · 1973