Legal Opinion
In re the Construction of the Will of Souren
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided September 12, 1950PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Savarese, S.
This is a proceeding to construe the will of Yohannessiantz Souren who died on October 6, 1949, leaving a will dated September 5, 1949, which was admitted to probate in this court on January 26, 1950. On the following day letters testamentary and of trusteeship were issued to testator’s widow, Wilhelmina Souren, and his friend, Nerses Bedrosian. The *585latter has instituted this proceeding to determine the legal effect of the clause in the will which purports to nominate him as testamentary guardian of an infant known as Ralph Souren. Paragraph “ Tenth ” of the will reads as follows:…
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- New York Trust Co. v. BlackAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1917
- In re ConnollyNew York Surrogate's Court · 1911
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