Legal Opinion
Baumgras v. Baumgras
New York Supreme Court
Decided August 15, 1893PublishedCited by 7 opinions
Action for partition. The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the CourtWright, J.
The plaintiff claims to own an undivided eighth part of the premises as an heir of William Baumgras, deceased, and the defendant Ophelia Baumgras claims absolute ownership thereof by virtue of the last will and testament of said William Baumgras, which provides as follows :
“ I give and bequeath to my wife, Ophelia Baumgras, all my real and personal property, to be by her owned and enjoyed, *9the same as if I had never owned it, during her lifetime, and after her death whatever may be left is to be divided among my eight children in eight equal parts.”
The questions to be determined are, is the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Smith T. v. BellSupreme Court of the United States · 1832
- Van Horne v. . CampbellNew York Court of Appeals · 1885
- Leggett v. . FirthNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
- Reinders v. KoppelmannSupreme Court of Missouri · 1878
- Crozier v. . BrayNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Wilcox v. MowreyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1943
- Foelske v. DoerflerWisconsin Supreme Court · 1937
- Struck v. LillyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1927
- Terry v. Rector of St. Stephen's Protestant Episcopal ChurchAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1903
- In re the Construction of the Last Will & Testament of HartNew York Surrogate's Court · 1923
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