Legal Opinion
In re the Judicial Settlement of the Account of the Executors of the Estate of Blumenthal
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided March 5, 1925PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Foley, S.:
In this proceeding for the judicial settlement of the account of the executors, a construction of the will becomes necessary. Two questions have arisen: First, did the decedent die intestate as to the whole or a part of the residuary estate by reason of the fact that one of the life tenants of the residuary trust predeceased him? Second, was more than one-half of the estate bequeathed to charitable corporations in violation of section 17 of the Decedent Estate Law, as amended by chapter 301 of the Laws of 1923?
Alfred Blumenthal, the testator, died on June 12, 1921, as a result of…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Hollis v. . Drew Theological SeminaryNew York Court of Appeals · 1884
- Allen v. . StevensNew York Court of Appeals · 1899
- Norris v. . BeyeaNew York Court of Appeals · 1855
- In Re the Accounting of Brooklyn Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1925
- In re Brooklyn Trust Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1917
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3Cited by14 opinions
- In re the Judicial Settlement of the Account of Proceedings of ArnoltNew York Surrogate's Court · 1926
- In re the Estate of SlatteryNew York Surrogate's Court · 1928
- Fisher v. ListerNew York Supreme Court · 1927
- In re the Estate of BullardNew York Surrogate's Court · 1927
- Keefe v. KeefeNew York Supreme Court · 1929
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