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In re the Estate of Mahlstedt

New York Surrogate's Court

Decided May 13, 1931PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Slater, S.

This is a proceeding to construe the will of J. Albert Mahlstedt, deceased. He was the president and the most active member of the J. A. Mahlstedt Lumber and Coal Company of New Rochelle, which was incorporated in August, 1895. The company was founded by his father. After the elder’s death- it was conducted by his sons as a business, in which the decedent and his three brothers and half-sister were principal owners of the stock.

' On December 29, 1919, the decedent published his will in the following words: “ After the payment of my just debts, funeral and testamentary expenses, I…

2Cases cited55 opinions

  1. In Re the Accounting of BuechnerNew York Court of Appeals · 1919
  2. Allegheny College v. National Chautauqua County Bank of JamestownNew York Court of Appeals · 1927
  3. Wright v. . WrightNew York Court of Appeals · 1919
  4. Roseboom v. . RoseboomNew York Court of Appeals · 1880
  5. Finlay v. King's LesseeSupreme Court of the United States · 1830

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Martin v. McGrathCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1951
  2. In re the Estate of MatthiessenNew York Surrogate's Court · 1940
  3. In re the Estate of GrayNew York Surrogate's Court · 1941
  4. In re the Estate of JohnstonNew York Surrogate's Court · 1937
  5. In re the Estate of SmallmanNew York Surrogate's Court · 1931

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