In re the Construction of the Will of Knauss
New York Surrogate's Court
1Opinion of the Court
Maurice W. McCann, S.
The petitioners herein are the administrators, c. t. aof the above-entitled estate and, in their petition, pray for a decree determining the construction of paragraph “Fourth” of the last will and testament of the above-named decedent, and adjudging and decreeing that in and *1020by said paragraph, lytle l. knauss received a vested remainder in and to a one-half part of the property of said decedent upon the death of the said Albert H. Knauss.
The testator in paragraph “ Fourth ” of his will, after stripping away much of its extensive and excessive verbiage, gave to his…
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