Cramer v. Cramer
New York Supreme Court
Action for the construction of a -wilL"
1Opinion of the CourtHoughton, J.
Two questions are involved. The first is -with reference to the twenty-second clause, by which the will bequeaths certain paintings, bric-a-brac, jewelry, etc., in accordance with a memorandum bearing even date with the will, to which the testatrix refers.
The memorandum was never made, and hence the attempted transfer of this property fails. There is a general residuary clause, however, broad in its terms, and the property attempted to be transferred by this provision passes to the residue and forms a part of the remainder of the estate.
The second question is with reference to the bequest of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Tifft v. . PorterNew York Court of Appeals · 1853
- In Re the Judicial Settlement of the Accounts of JamesNew York Court of Appeals · 1895
- Davis v. . CrandallNew York Court of Appeals · 1886
- In re Curtis' WillNew York Supreme Court · 1891
- In Re the Judicial Settlement of the Accounts of WhiteNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
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- In Re the Accounting of Security Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1917
- In re the Construction of the Last Will & Testament of StrasenburghNew York Surrogate's Court · 1928
- Shriners Hospitals for Crippled Children v. EmrieSupreme Court of Missouri · 1961
- In re the Will of DavisNew York Surrogate's Court · 1945
- Utica Trust & Deposit Co. v. ThomsonNew York Supreme Court · 1914
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