Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Haggerty
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided March 5, 1926PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
O’Brien, S.
In this accounting proceeding the court is asked to construe paragraph 5 of the testator’s will. By that paragraph he created six trusts, each for the benefit of a niece during her life, and then disposed of the remainders thereof in the following language: “ And upon the further trust, upon the death of any one of my said nieces who shall survive me, leaving issue her surviving to pay and deliver the share which had been set apart for her use, and any addition thereto that may have been made as hereinafter provided, to such her issue, if more than one issue then share and share…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Rudd v. . CornellNew York Court of Appeals · 1902
- New York Life Insurance & Trust Co. v. WinthropNew York Court of Appeals · 1923
- In Re the Accounting of the Farmers' Loan & Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1921
- Schmidt v. . JewettNew York Court of Appeals · 1909
- In Re the Accounting of the Union Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1917
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3Cited by1 opinion
- In re the Estate of PondNew York Surrogate's Court · 1928