Hughes v. Stoutenburgh
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Separate appeals by the plaintiff, John H. Hughes, and the defendant, John H. Stoutenburgh, as trustee, from an interlocutory judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of certain of the defendants, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 26th day of June, 1914, upon the decision of the court after a trial at the New York Special Term.
1Opinion of the Court
Laughlin, J.:
This action, which was commenced on the 23d day of April, 1907, was brought for the construction of the will of plaintiff’s father, John H. Hughes, who died on the 22d day of November, 1887, leaving a widow and plaintiff but no other heir at law or next of kin, and to have certain legacies therein contained declared void, and to have it adjudged that the right to all unpaid legacies is barred by the Statute of Limitations, *515and that plaintiff is now the owner and entitled to receive all residuary and other funds of the estate remaining in the hands of the trustee less reasonable…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Chamberlain v. . ChamberlainNew York Court of Appeals · 1871
- Marx v. . McGlynnNew York Court of Appeals · 1882
- Hollis v. . Drew Theological SeminaryNew York Court of Appeals · 1884
- White v. . HowardNew York Court of Appeals · 1871
- Matter of HoffmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1911
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3Cited by13 opinions
- In re the Estate of WalterNew York Surrogate's Court · 1933
- Unger v. . LoewyNew York Court of Appeals · 1923
- In re the Estate of O'HanlonNew York Surrogate's Court · 1933
- In re Proving the Last Will & Testament of FarmerNew York Surrogate's Court · 1917
- In re the Accounting of WicksNew York Surrogate's Court · 1961
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