In re Freudenheim
New York Surrogate's Court
Appucatioft for the construction of a will.
1Opinion of the Court
Fowler, S.
This matter came on for hearing on a petition by the trustees annexing a copy of the last will of Morris Goldberg, deceased. It appears that a citation was directed by this court to be issued on the petition, and that thereafter the attorney-general appeared and answered the petition. The questions raised by the pleadings are close and involved and I have thought much about them.
This matter involves the validity of an important charity. Too many charities are permitted to fail in this state. I hesitate to make a decree in so important a matter in a proceeding of this kind, without…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Wright v. . WrightNew York Court of Appeals · 1919
- Bird v. . MerkleeNew York Court of Appeals · 1895
- Ely v. . MegieNew York Court of Appeals · 1916
- Kernochan v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1919
- In Re Proving the Last Will & Testament of GriffinNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
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3Cited by1 opinion
- In re the Construction of the Last Will & Testament & Codicil Thereto of AllenNew York Surrogate's Court · 1920