Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Kronen
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 8, 1986PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Kaye, J.
Where the testator’s wife predeceases him, where his will is silent as to his desires in this event, and where there is no residuary clause, the residuary estate must be distributed in intestacy.
Decedent, Murray Kronen, died in 1980. He was survived by his son (petitioner, Albert Kronen), his daughter (Pearl Smith), and his granddaughter (respondent, Marlane Schreibman), who was the daughter of the decedent’s predeceased daughter (Ruth Schreibman). Decedent’s wife also predeceased him. Decedent’s will, dated November 15, 1978 included the following relevant…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Bradhurst v. . FieldNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
- In re the Estate of D'AllesandroNew York Surrogate's Court · 1968
- In re the Estate of BellowsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
- In re the Estate of ImperatoNew York Surrogate's Court · 1964
- In re the Estate of ImperatoNew York Court of Appeals · 1966
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- In re the Estate of RutherfordAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
- In re the Estate of LubinsNew York Surrogate's Court · 1997
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- In re the Estate of ClamanNew York Surrogate's Court · 2011
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