Legal Opinion
Rice v. Andrews
New York Supreme Court
Decided August 2, 1926PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEdgcomb, J.
In 1924 William D. Andrews, plaintiff’s testator, obtained a divorce against his wife, the defendant Marcella P. Andrews. The judgment awarded the custody of the issue of the marriage, Clifford Pershing Andrews, to the father, subject to the rights of the maternal grandparents to have possession of the child on certain specified occasions.
On November 10, 1925, the father died, leaving a last will and testament in which he totally disinherited his son. That will has been admitted to probate by the surrogate of Lewis county, and disposes of a substantial estate. The child, through his guardian…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Galusha v. . GalushaNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Kamp v. . KampNew York Court of Appeals · 1874
- Wilson v. . HinmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1905
- Livingston v. . LivingstonNew York Court of Appeals · 1903
- Knapp v. KnappMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1883
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Gardine v. CotteySupreme Court of Missouri · 1950
- Blades v. SzataiCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1927
- Edelman v. EdelmanWyoming Supreme Court · 1948
- Cox v. StrettonNew York Supreme Court · 1974
- Anderson v. AndersonSupreme Court of Kansas · 1942
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