Legal Opinion
In re the Construction of the Will of Lee
New York Supreme Court
Decided August 24, 1956PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMatthew M. Levy, J.
In this proceeding, involving a testamentary trust, the representatives of two deceased trustees ask for a final order to settle the account of the trustees, to construe the will of the decedent and direct the distribution of the fund in the trust, to determine and direct the payment of certain fees and expenses, and to determine and allow certain commissions. A number of issues are reqmred to be resolved. The most important — and the most interesting— of the problems is that which involves a bequest to the Trudeau Sanatorium, at Saranac Lake, New York.
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2Cases cited23 opinions
- Moore v. LittelNew York Court of Appeals · 1869
- In Re the Accounting of BarkerNew York Court of Appeals · 1921
- In Re the Will of ChapalNew York Court of Appeals · 1936
- In Re the Accounting of BusheNew York Court of Appeals · 1919
- Dougherty v. . ThompsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
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3Cited by5 opinions
- In re the Estate of GoehringerNew York Surrogate's Court · 1972
- In re the Accounting of BentleyNew York Supreme Court · 1961
- In re the Accounting of Chase Manhattan BankNew York Surrogate's Court · 1956
- In re the Estate of HastingsNew York Surrogate's Court · 1961
- In re the Final Accounting of GoetzNew York Supreme Court · 1957