Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Johnson
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided December 7, 1956PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
George Frankenthaler, S.
In paragraph Second of his will Henry B. Johnson bequeathed $10,000 to his wife Augusta Johnson “ In trust to invest and reinvest the same and to pay the income thereof to my said wife, Augusta Johnson, during the term of her natural life ”. Upon her death the remainder was to pass to two cemeteries. Mrs. Johnson was named executrix and in compliance with court order she filed a bond in the sum of $10,000 to secure delivery of the principal of the gift in paragraph Second to her successors in interest, before letters testamentary were issued. As executrix she assigned…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- In Re the Accounting of WilcoxNew York Court of Appeals · 1909
- Leggett v. . StevensNew York Court of Appeals · 1906
- Rose v. . HatchNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- Matter of Reed v. BrowneNew York Court of Appeals · 1946
- Peck v. . SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1919
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Im re the Estate of CarsonNew York Surrogate's Court · 1968
- Grimm v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1965
- In re the Estate of BermanNew York Surrogate's Court · 1962
- In re the Accounting of SchrammNew York Surrogate's Court · 1958
- Grimm v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1965
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