Legal Opinion

In re the Estate of Clark

New York Surrogate's Court

Decided August 1, 1961Published

1Opinion of the Court

S. Samuel Di Falco, S.

Petitioners seek a construction of the will as authorizing them to give certain guarantees respecting the co-operative apartment enterprise entered into by testator with another individual shortly before his death. While there is no specific mention of such guarantees in the will, the powers granted to the executors are unusually broad, including the retention of investments, disposal, development and improvement of any property on such terms as they may deem advisable, the right to borrow and give as security the whole or any part of the estate and generally ‘1 to do…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. In re Brooklyn Trust Co.New York Surrogate's Court · 1929
  2. In Re the Accounting of Brooklyn Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1930
  3. Fell v. McCreadyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1932
  4. Fell v. McCreadyNew York Court of Appeals · 1933
  5. In re the Will of OwensNew York Surrogate's Court · 1945

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