Legal Opinion
In re the Legacy Given by the Will of Mills
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided June 15, 1923PublishedCited by 28 opinions
Proceeding to construe a will.
1Opinion of the Court
Slater, S.
This proceeding has been brought to obtain a construction of the will in the endeavor to ascertain who should take the legacy of $5,000 given by the decedent to the New York Medical College and Hospital for Women. The.will of the decedent is dated August 3, 1917. She died December 10, 1921. The gift is in these words:
“Sixth: I give and bequeath to the New York Medical College and Hospital for Women, Inc. under the laws of the State of New York, of 19 West 101st Street, New York City, the sum of Five Thousand ($5,000.00) Dollars for the purpose of said Institution.”
The New York…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Sherman v. Richmond Hose Co. No. 2New York Court of Appeals · 1921
- Booth v. Baptist Church of Christ of PoughkeepsieNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- In Re the Probate of the Will ShattuckNew York Court of Appeals · 1908
- In Re the Probate of the Will of RobinsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1911
- Teele v. Bishop of DerryMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1897
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Presbyterian Theological Seminary v. HarringtonNebraska Supreme Court · 1949
- In re the Estate of WalterNew York Surrogate's Court · 1933
- In re the Estate of WinburnNew York Surrogate's Court · 1931
- In re the Construction of the Will of LawlessNew York Surrogate's Court · 1949
- In re the Accounting of MorseNew York Surrogate's Court · 1955
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