Legal Opinion
In re the Construction of the Will of Slade
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided December 5, 1956PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
William T. Collins, S.
This is a proceeding for construction of the will and for instructions concerning the apportionment of estate taxes under section 124 of the Decedent Estate Law. Two questions are presented on the application, the first having to do with the extent to which nontestamentary benefits are subjected to the payment of taxes by the will and the second with the manner in which the residuary estate is to be allocated between the individuals and the charitable institutions who are named as legatees.
The instructions of the testatrix in connection with the apportionment of taxes…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- In re the Construction of the Will of MattesNew York Surrogate's Court · 1954
- In re the Will of BlumenthalNew York Surrogate's Court · 1943
- In Re the Will of BlumenthalNew York Court of Appeals · 1944
- Merchants National Bank v. Merchants National BankMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1945
- In re DettmerNew York Surrogate's Court · 1943
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3Cited by12 opinions
- In re the Construction of the Will of ShubertNew York Court of Appeals · 1962
- In re the Estate of OlsonNew York Surrogate's Court · 1974
- In re the Construction of the Will of FairchildNew York Surrogate's Court · 1958
- In re the Construction of the Will of SalteriniNew York Surrogate's Court · 1957
- In re the Estate of CoulterNew York Surrogate's Court · 1957
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