Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Schuster
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided January 31, 1934PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Slater, S.
The executrices are accounting in this estate. The testator, an elderly man, died August 3, 1923. He appointed as executrices his widow, his fourth wife, and his three children by former marriages. The will gave a legal life estate in all his property to his widow for her support and maintenance, with the remainder to the children. The will contained a power of sale. The estate consisted chiefly of unimproved and unproductive real estate.
The will was construed in this court with regard to two certain matters (Matter of Schuster, 123 Misc. 314). One of the phases of the will…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Lawrence v. . LittlefieldNew York Court of Appeals · 1915
- In re the Construction of the Last Will & Testament of SchusterNew York Surrogate's Court · 1924
- In re the Estate of BoyleNew York Surrogate's Court · 1931
- In re SchusterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1931
- In re the Construction of the Last Will & Testament of SchusterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1925
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3Cited by4 opinions
- In re the Estate of SchusterNew York Surrogate's Court · 1938
- In re the Second Intermediate Judicial Settlement of the Account of Proceedings of SullivanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1939
- In re the Estate of WainwrightNew York Surrogate's Court · 1935
- In re the Estate of WardmanNew York Surrogate's Court · 1935