Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Ellis
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided February 11, 1942PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Foley, S.
A decree settling the account of the executors in this accounting proceeding was signed on December 22, 1941. It reserved for determination by supplemental decree certain questions of construction and instruction.
The testator died on August 22, 1940. He left a will dated November 16, 1939, wherein, after providing for certain specific and pecuniary legacies, he gave one-half of his residuary estate to his wife if she survived him. The other one-half he disposed of as follows: “ * * * I give, devise and bequeath the other one-half of the said rest, residue and remainder of my property…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- In Re the Accounting of TottenNew York Court of Appeals · 1904
- In Re the Accounting of Irving Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1941
- In Re the Estate of WalterNew York Court of Appeals · 1936
- In Re the Accounting of MullerNew York Court of Appeals · 1929
- In Re the Accounting of ThacherNew York Court of Appeals · 1931
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3Cited by8 opinions
- In re the Construction of the Will of UpjohnNew York Court of Appeals · 1952
- Estate of HeardCalifornia Supreme Court · 1957
- In re the Will of CohnNew York Surrogate's Court · 1944
- Conville v. BakkeSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1964
- In re the Accounting of Security Trust Co.New York Surrogate's Court · 1947
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