Legal Opinion
Oliver v. Wells
New York Supreme Court
Decided October 9, 1929PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHeffernan, J.
David A. Wells died on May 8, 1928. He left no children or descendants thereof. His widow, a defendant, his sister, the plaintiff, and his nephew, the defendant John E. Wells, are his only survivors. He left a last will and testament dated July 22, 1927, in which the widow is named as executrix, which has been duly probated, and which disposes of an estate, consisting of real and personal property, of an approximate valuation of $1,000,000.
The object of this action is to obtain a judicial construction of the instrument, and to determine the rights, interests and obligations of the parties to…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Matter of TrevorNew York Court of Appeals · 1924
- In Re the Will of HornerNew York Court of Appeals · 1924
- In re the Judicial Settlement of the Intermediate Account of HaightAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1900
- Wells v. . WellsNew York Court of Appeals · 1882
3Cited by5 opinions
- In re ChalmersAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1933
- In re the Estate of AndrusNew York Surrogate's Court · 1935
- In re the Estate of BeckettNew York Surrogate's Court · 1938
- In re the Estate of GrantNew York Surrogate's Court · 1993
- In re the Construction of the Will of MaijgrenNew York Surrogate's Court · 1949