Legal Opinion

In re the Construction of the Will of McDonald

New York Surrogate's Court

Decided September 11, 1961Published

1Opinion of the Court

Laurence D. Wood, S.

In this proceeding petitioner, Mary Frances Henry, only child of Marvin Carlton McDonald, seeks a construction of his last mil and testament, dated May 24, 1956. Marvin Carlton McDonald died on the 28th day of February, 1960, a resident of Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California, in which county his will was admitted to probate on March 25, 1960. The decedent in addition to his only daughter *890by his first marriage, was survived by his divorced first wife, Sallie W. McDonald, and by his second wife, Mildred H. McDonald.

Subsequent to the drafting and execution of this will,…

2Cases cited10 opinions

De Vaughn v. HutchinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
In Re the Estate of HayesNew York Court of Appeals · 1934
Lamb v. . LambNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
Adams v. . MasseyNew York Court of Appeals · 1906
In re the Appointment of an Ancillary Successor Trustee under the Will of GoodNew York Court of Appeals · 1952

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