Legal Opinion
In Re the Estate of Crea
New York Court of Appeals
Decided January 6, 1971PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*341Scileppi, J.
We are called upon to determine whether certain transactions between testator and his son resulted in and remained an enforceable obligation which should have been included as an asset of the testator’s estate.
On August 4, 1963 James H. Crea died testate leaving a will dated July 20, 1962 which has been duly probated and in which he bequeathed $20,000 to his daughter, the appellant, and gave certain engineering and contracting equipment to his son, James T. Crea, respondent herein. Both were also made residuary legatees1 and coexecutors of the estate.
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2Cases cited1 opinion
- In re the Construction of the Will of HallockNew York Court of Appeals · 1955
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