Legal Opinion

In re the Estate of Carpenter

New York Surrogate's Court

Decided June 22, 1937PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Foley, S.

In this proceeding for the construction of the will there arises the question of the validity or invalidity of a trust directed by the testator to be created of his entire net estate. The fund amounts to approximately $110,000. The language of the will is novel. The gift is to his executor and trustee with the following directions: “ The income shall be paid and disbursed to such highly evolved individuals, with much occult knowledge, who are ceaselessly working for the advancement of the Race and the allevia [s¿c] of the suffering of Humanity, as to him, my said Executor and…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. In Re the Probate of the Will of MacDowellNew York Court of Appeals · 1916
  2. In Re the Probate of the Will ShattuckNew York Court of Appeals · 1908
  3. In Re the Probate of the Will of RobinsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1911
  4. In Re the Accounting of ClaytonNew York Court of Appeals · 1927
  5. In Re the Estate of BeekmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1921

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. In re the Will of AntoniNew York Surrogate's Court · 1946
  2. In re the Construction of the Will of StoutNew York Surrogate's Court · 1954

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