In re the Estate of Manschinger

S. Samuel Di Falco, S.

This is an application for a construction of the will in order to determine whether a valid charitable trust was established by the decedent.

Decedent’s husband, Kurt Manschinger, was a composer of classical music, who composed under the pseudonym of Ashley Vernon, as well as under his own name. He died intestate in 1968 and his entire estate, including his musical compositions and manuscripts, passed to the decedent. Decedent drew her own will, which has been admitted to probate in this court. By article 6 of her will decedent directed that: ‘1 The material of my…