Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Willett
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided June 23, 1942PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Foley, S.
In this contested accounting proceeding certain issues were disposed of by the prior decision of the surrogate. (Matter of Willett, N. Y. L. J., May 21, 1942, p. 2165.) There remains for determination the construction of the third paragraph of the will, together with the following incidental questions: fl) Whether Eve Haws Willett is the surviving wife of the decedent; Í2) the effect on the terms of decedent’s will" of an antenuptial agreement executed by the decedent and Eve Haws Willett; and (3) the right of Eve Haws Willett to the widow’s exemption under section 200 of the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- In Re the Accounting of the United States Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1933
- Irving Trust Co. v. DaySupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- In Re the Estate of McGloneNew York Court of Appeals · 1940
- Reynolds v. . ReynoldsNew York Court of Appeals · 1918
- In Re the Accounting of GoldbergNew York Court of Appeals · 1937
3Cited by5 opinions
- Klein EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
- In re the Estate of GernonNew York Surrogate's Court · 1962
- In re the Estate of SchwimmerNew York Surrogate's Court · 1944
- First National Bank of Princeton v. MileyNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1949
- Estate of Patterson v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1983