Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Battell
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided February 2, 1940PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Wingate, S.
Certainly one, and potentially two, interesting questions of conflict of laws are involved in the present proceeding for interpretation of the will of this testator, which was executed in New York State on February 27, 1868, and admitted to probate in this court on August 11, 1874.
By the second paragraph of the “ thirteenth ” item, the testator erected a trust for the life of his niece, Ellen B. Stoeckel, who was, at the time of the execution of the document, a resident of the State of Connecticut and who died, domiciled in that State, on May' 5, *2751939. The present problems…
2Cases cited46 opinions
- Edwards v. KearzeySupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- In Re the Accounting of BuechnerNew York Court of Appeals · 1919
- Roseboom v. . RoseboomNew York Court of Appeals · 1880
- Gilliam v. . Guaranty Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1906
- Overheiser v. . LackeyNew York Court of Appeals · 1913
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Trowbridge v. First-Stamford National BankNew York Supreme Court · 1943
- Rogers v. RogersNew York Supreme Court · 1940
- In re the Estate of BatesNew York Surrogate's Court · 1940
- In re the Will of TroickeNew York Surrogate's Court · 1947