Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Imperato
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided December 15, 1964PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Pierson R. Hildreth, S.
This proceeding to construe decedent’s joint will is broug’ht to. determine whether the provisions have any testamentary effect. Decedent and his wife made their joint and mutual will August 19, 1963. The wife died March 16, 1964 thereby predeceasing her husband who died on May 20, 1964. When the wife died her distributees were her husband and their five adult children. When the husband died, his distributees were the same adult children.
In their joint will, the testators expressly stated in a preamble clause that they " having heretofore agreed for valuable…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Herzog v. . Title Guarantee Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1903
- In Re the Accounting of TamargoNew York Court of Appeals · 1917
- In Re the Estate of HayesNew York Court of Appeals · 1934
- Matter of HoffmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1911
- Bradhurst v. . FieldNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
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3Cited by12 opinions
- In re the Estate of D'AllesandroNew York Surrogate's Court · 1968
- In re the Estate of KronenNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- In re the Estate of LampshireNew York Surrogate's Court · 1968
- In re the Estate of ImperatoNew York Court of Appeals · 1966
- In re the Estate of RutherfordAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
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