Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Loomis
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided November 11, 1933PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Wingate, S.
The only general legal principles applicable in the determination of the question herein presented are those time-honored touchstones of testamentary interpretation, that the intent of the testator, in so far as ascertainable, and not contrary to law, shall be effectuated (Matter of Bell, 141 Misc. 720, 721; Matter of Blake, 146 id. 780, 784; Matter of Walsh, 147 id. 281, 283; Matter *418of Holmes, Id. 394, 398; Matter of Burling, 148 id. 835, 838), and that such intention is to be ascertained from a reading of the will in its entirety. (Matter of Gargiulo, 138 Misc. 90, 98; Matter of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- In Re the Final Judicial Settlement of the Accounts of ReynoldsNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- In Re the Appraisal, Under the Transfer Tax Act, of the Estate of JonesNew York Court of Appeals · 1902
- Stief v. . HartNew York Court of Appeals · 1847
- In re the Estate of GargiuloNew York Surrogate's Court · 1930
- In re the Estate of BellNew York Surrogate's Court · 1931
3Cited by5 opinions
- In re the Estate of CorliesNew York Surrogate's Court · 1934
- In re the Estate of LoomisNew York Surrogate's Court · 1935
- In re the Accounting of GordonNew York Surrogate's Court · 1944
- In re the Estate of StreebelNew York Surrogate's Court · 1934
- In re the Estate of HurdNew York Surrogate's Court · 1962