Salter v. . Drowne
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal by plaintiff from á judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered January 10, 1911, which affirmed a judgment of Special Term construing the will of Margaret A. Harrison, deceased.
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Appeal by plaintiff from á judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered January 10, 1911, which affirmed a judgment of Special Term construing the will of Margaret A. Harrison, deceased. Appeal by defendants, appellants, from said judgment so far as it relates to the construction, validity and effect of the 5th paragraph of said will, and so far as it adjudicates that the payment, by the trustee, of the principal of the trust fund, in said paragraph mentioned, to Georgiana H. Salter individually was unauthorized. The nature of the action…
1Opinion of the CourtChase, J.
It is necessary in this action to construe the will of Margaret Anna Harrison. She made her will February 12, 1879. At that time her daughter, the plaintiff in this action, and the plaintiff’s daughter, May Florence Salter, were her only descendants. The plaintiff was at that time the only heir at law and- next of kin of Mrs. Harrison. May Florence Salter died July 13, 1886, without leaving children. Mrs. Harrison died April 27, 1895, and at that time her only heir at law-and next of kin was the plaintiff. At the time the will was made Mrs. Harrison’s half-sister, Cornelia Y. Seaman, was…
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- In Re the Accounting of CraneNew York Court of Appeals · 1900
- Smith v. . EdwardsNew York Court of Appeals · 1882
- Warner v. . DurantNew York Court of Appeals · 1879
- Goebel v. . WolfNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
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