Legal Opinion
Fell v. McCready
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 11, 1932PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtThompson, J.
We are charged with the difficult task of construing the will of Riley W. McCready, a late resident of Chicago, 111., who died at Chicago on the 22d day of January, 1892.
After giving $5,000 to one of his nephews, and all his household furniture to his wife, Mr. McCready disposed of the residue of his estate as follows:
“Fourth. I give, devise and bequeath to my wife, Lilla B. McCready, all the rest, residue and remainder of my property and estate of every kind, nature and description of which I shall be possessed, or in which I shall have any interest, legal or equitable at the time of my…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Connelly v. . O'BrienNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
- New York Life Insurance & Trust Co. v. VieleNew York Court of Appeals · 1899
- In Re the Accounting of Title Guarantee & Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1909
- Armstrong v. BarberIllinois Supreme Court · 1909
- Goodwin v. . CoddingtonNew York Court of Appeals · 1897
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3Cited by33 opinions
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- Pancoast v. PancoastDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1957
- Noble v. NobleSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1951
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