Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Hackett
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided April 19, 1962PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
S. Samuel Di Falco, S.
The provisions of the will in .this construction proceeding having been set forth at length in Surrogate O’Brien’s decision in this matter (130 Misc. 339) repetition is unnecessary herein.
The death in 1959 of the widow, life beneficiary of testamentary trusts established by this will, construed in part in 1927 by one of this court’s predecessors, now raises additional questions requiring determination, so that funds in the hands of the trustee, petitioner in this accounting proceeding, may be distributed.
These rulings are made with respect .to the problems presented:
The…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- In Re Proving the Will of MountNew York Court of Appeals · 1906
- Wright v. . WrightNew York Court of Appeals · 1919
- In Re the Accounting of Title Guarantee & Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1909
- Kernochan v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1919
- Kernochan v. . the Farmers' Loan and Trust CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1920
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3Cited by1 opinion
- In re Estate of GengNew York Surrogate's Court · 2015