Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Adams
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided April 15, 1915PublishedCited by 3 opinions
Proceeding upon the judicial settlement of the accounts of executors.
1Opinion of the Court
Fowler, S.—
The executors of decedent’s estate have filed their account, and they ask the court to construe a certain clause of the will so that proper distribution of the estate may be made among the legatees.
After appointing her son to succeed her as trustee of a trust fund created by the will of her mother for the benefit of Rosalie Fanshawe and Margaret McGregor Clarke, and directing that he pay the income to them in equal shares, the testatrix provided:
“ To this I wish added my one hundred and sixty-six shares of ‘ St. Jo. Lead Mining Company’ and thirty-three shares of ‘ Cattle Co.’ to…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Crawford v. . McCarthyNew York Court of Appeals · 1899
- Walton v. WaltonNew York Court of Chancery · 1823
- In re the Probate of the Last Will & Testament of DelaneyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1909
- Brundage v. . BrundageNew York Court of Appeals · 1875
- In re the Estate of LeavittNew York Surrogate's Court · 1914
3Cited by3 opinions
- In re the Estate of RubinsteinNew York Surrogate's Court · 1938
- In re the Construction of the Will of MaherNew York Surrogate's Court · 1957
- In re the Construction of the Will of KentNew York Surrogate's Court · 1959