Reed v. Wilson
New York Supreme Court
1Opinion of the CourtCunningham, J.
This action is brought to foreclose a mortgage. The defendants claim as legatees under the will of Valeria F. Wilson, deceased, and contend that by the terms of the will their legacies were charged against the mortgaged lands and that the liens of such legacies are superior to the' lien of the mortgage. The mortgage was made on April 1, 1918, by Riley A. Wilson, *642now deceased, who was the husband of Valeria F. Wilson. Valeria F. Wilson died April 14, 1916, and her will was admitted to probate October 20, 1916. She bequeathed to her husband the sum of $6,000, she named him as executor of her…
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- Fries v. . OsbornNew York Court of Appeals · 1907
- Conkling v. . WeatherwaxNew York Court of Appeals · 1903