Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of McCafferty
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided January 4, 1932PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Wingate, S.
In spite of the frequent judicial statements that precedents possess negligible value in the determination of questions of'testamentary construction (Matter of Durand, 250 N. Y. 45, 53; Matter of Rossiter, 134 Misc. 837, 839; affd., 229 App. Div. 730; affd., 254 N. Y. 583; Matter of Weissmann, 137 Misc. 113, 114; affd., 232 App. Div. 698; leave to appeal to Court of Appeals denied, Id. 773, and by Court of Appeals, N. Y. L. J. April 1, 1931, p. 10; Matter of Storey, 134 Misc. 791, 796; Matter of Quinby, Id. 396, 401; Matter of Grefe, 140 id. 134, 137), the arguments of counsel in…
2Cases cited35 opinions
- Tilden v. . GreenNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- Savage v. . BurnhamNew York Court of Appeals · 1858
- Herzog v. . Title Guarantee Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1903
- Matter of DurandNew York Court of Appeals · 1928
- In Re the Appraisal Under the Transfer Tax Acts of the Property of KimberlyNew York Court of Appeals · 1896
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3Cited by45 opinions
- In re the Estate of WeilNew York Surrogate's Court · 1934
- In re the Estate of McCaffertyNew York Surrogate's Court · 1933
- In re the Estate of SoyNew York Surrogate's Court · 1932
- In re the Estate of CorliesNew York Surrogate's Court · 1934
- In re the Estate of GatehouseNew York Surrogate's Court · 1933
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