In re Stewart's Will
New York Surrogate's Court
On application for the probate of the last will and testament of James Stewart, deceased.
1Opinion of the Court
Abbott, Sur.
James Stewart died in September, 1888. Had he lived until November, he would have been 86 years old. He left surviving, his widow, Eleanor E. Stewart; one son, James C. Stewart, a married man of middle age, with a family of grown-up children; and two married daughters, Gilla Alma Gates and Lucretia A. Robinson, each with grown-up families. On the 16th day of November, 1881, deceased made a will by which he divided his estate equally between his three children, with an annuity of $100 to Miss Ely, then his housekeeper, and afterwards his wife. He executed a codicil to this will on…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Rollwagen v. . RollwagenNew York Court of Appeals · 1876
- Tyler v. . GardinerNew York Court of Appeals · 1866
- Clark v. FisherNew York Court of Chancery · 1828
- Sears v. . ShaferNew York Court of Appeals · 1852
- Reynolds v. RootNew York Supreme Court · 1862
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