Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Peart
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided August 24, 1965PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
John D. Bennett, S.
The decedent bequeathed his residuary estate to his wife in two separate trusts under paragraph “ iSeventh ” of his last will and testament.
The first trust is a marital trust designated as trust “A”. The second is a residual trust called trust “ B ”.
Trust “ A ” directs the named trustees to pay the net income to the widow “ during her natural life, together with one-twentieth (l/20th) of the principal or corpus of this trust, semiannually.” In addition, the will gives the widow an absolute power of appointment with a provision for alternate beneficiaries should she fail to…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Robinson v. . MartinNew York Court of Appeals · 1910
- Collister v. . FassittNew York Court of Appeals · 1900
- Williams v. . JonesNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
- March v. . MarchNew York Court of Appeals · 1906
- In Re the Will of SliterNew York Court of Appeals · 1941
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