Legal Opinion
In re the Accounting of Gallagher
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided July 18, 1949PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Savarese, S.
Incidental to the judicial settlement of his account, the executor seeks a construction of two paragraphs of the will to determine to whom a legacy of $1,000 and half the residue are payable. Testatrix died November 6, 1945, leaving a will dated July 29,1942. The paragraphs of the will requiring construction read as follows:
“ Sixth: I give and bequeath unto my beloved sister, Anna Maria Hedwig Muller of Urspringen Bayern, Unterfrahken, Germany, the sum of One Thousand ($1,000.00) Dollars, to be hers absolutely and forever, upon the following conditions:
“ That at the time of the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Ludecke v. WatkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- In re the Accounting of HeyeNew York Supreme Court · 1949
- In re the Will of BerkelNew York Surrogate's Court · 1944
- In re the Accounting of Irving Trust Co.New York Surrogate's Court · 1945
- In re the Estate of CarringtonNew York Surrogate's Court · 1948
3Cited by3 opinions
- First National Bank v. KirschmannSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1959
- In Re Trusteeship Under Will of SchmidtSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1959
- Kammholz v. AllenDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1957