Legal Opinion
Vanderpoel v. Burke
New York Supreme Court
Decided June 15, 1909PublishedCited by 3 opinions
Action for the construction of a will.
1Opinion of the CourtTruax, J.
Richard H. Benson died September 29, 1889, leaving a will which was admitted to probate October 24, 1889. His wife, Sarah Y. Benson, and his two daughters, Harriet G. Benson and Maria C. Benson, and his son, Robert Benson, survived him, and were his only heirs at law and next of kin. The wife and the two daughters were mentioned by name in the will, which, among other things, provided as follows-: “First. After all my lawful debts are paid and discharged, I give and bequeath all my worldly estate and all property, real, personal and mixed, of which I shall be entitled, in the following…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Clark v. . CammannNew York Court of Appeals · 1899
- Smith v. . Van OstrandNew York Court of Appeals · 1876
- In Re the Accounting of BrownNew York Court of Appeals · 1897
- Byrnes v. . StilwellNew York Court of Appeals · 1886
- Weinstein v. . WeberNew York Court of Appeals · 1904
3Cited by3 opinions
- Miller v. OliverCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1921
- In re the Accounting of JudsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1957
- In re the Estate of BaumillerNew York Surrogate's Court · 1935