Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Dorson
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided December 22, 1959PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Joseph A. Cox, S.
In this proceeding to settle their account as trustees a construction has been requested with respect to a paragraph of the decedent’s will designated as “Part 2 (Fund B) It is alleged that through inadvertence of the typist three lines were omitted from the text of that paragraph which make the said paragraph ineffectual and at variance with the testator’s true intent.
A reading of the will discloses that the testator divided his residuary estate into two parts designated as “ Fund A ” and “ Fund B “ Fund A ” consisted of two thirds of his residuary estate and “ Fund B ”…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Tilden v. . GreenNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- Phillips v. . DaviesNew York Court of Appeals · 1883
- Matter of GallienNew York Court of Appeals · 1928
- In re SelnerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1941
- In Re the Will of SelnerNew York Court of Appeals · 1941
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3Cited by4 opinions
- In re the Estate of RoseNew York Surrogate's Court · 1967
- In re the Estate of HercegNew York Surrogate's Court · 2002
- In re the Estate of GrausteinNew York Surrogate's Court · 1971
- In re the Estate of HowardNew York Surrogate's Court · 1965