Legal Opinion
In re the Construction of the Will of Comfort
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided November 21, 1952PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Wither, S.
This is a proceeding to determine the identity of a residuary legatee. In paragraph “ Third ” of her will testatrix provided in part as follows:
“ (b) One-third (%) of the balance to the Cancer Foundation, in memory of Pauline C. Martin, to be used for cancer research.
“ (c) The remainder to the Trustees of the University of Rochester, of Rochester, New York, the income to be used for one or more scholarships for students at the College of Arts and Sciences at said University, to be known as the ‘ Milton S. Comfort Scholarship. ’ ”
The executor and the respondent Esther B. Nicholl…
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- In Re the Accounting of ClaytonNew York Court of Appeals · 1927
- In re the Estate of WalterNew York Surrogate's Court · 1933
- Prudential Insurance Co. of America v. New York Guild for the Jewish BlindAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1937
- In re the Construction of the Last Will & Testament of IdemAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1939
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- In re the Construction of the Will of DobbinsNew York Surrogate's Court · 1953