Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Sears
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided April 17, 1941PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Boylan, S.
In this proceeding the trustees have requested the court to construe the will of decedent and to determine whether certain extraordinary dividends of Cameron Estates, Inc., constitute principal or income.
Mrs. Sears died on November 20, 1923, leaving a will which was executed on November 20, 1922, and admitted to probate by this court on January 11, 1924. Paragraph 7 of said will reads as follows:
“ Seventh. All the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, of whatever character and wherever situate, I give, devise and bequeath to my executors hereinafter named, in trust,…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- In Re the Accounting of the National City BankNew York Court of Appeals · 1932
- In Re the Accounting of JohnsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1902
- In re the Judicial Settlement of the Account of PotterNew York Surrogate's Court · 1919
- In Re the Accounting of Ithaca Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1924
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- In re the Accounting of GuldenNew York Surrogate's Court · 1946
- In re the Accounting of RobertsonNew York Surrogate's Court · 1954