In re Berbling
New York Surrogate's Court
1Opinion of the Court
Wingate, S.
The executors of this estate in connection with their accounting have prayed a construction of paragraph " Fifth ” of decedent’s will, which reads as follows:
“ Fifth. I give and bequeath to my beloved daughter, Elizabeth C. Berbling, the sum of One thousand ($1,000.00) Dollars, payable to her when she becomes Twenty-one years of age.”
The beneficiary named is an infant and the questions raised are, first, whether the specified legacy should be paid at the present timo or be retained by the trustees until Elizabeth reaches her majority and then be paid to her; and, second, whether…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Matter of StanfieldNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
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- Stevens v. StevensNew York Supreme Court · 1894
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