In re the Estate of Eichner
New York Surrogate's Court
1Opinion of the Court
Foley, S.
This is an application by the executors for instructions as to the disposal of the remains of the testator. Paragraph second of his will provides as follows: “ Upon my death, I request my Executors to attend to the cremation of my body, and to have my ashes preserved in a suitable receptacle and interred in Union Fields Cemetery, Cypress Hills, in Brooklyn, New York, in as. close proximity to the graves of my departed beloved parents as is possible.”
Opposition has developed on the part of some of the next of kin to the carrying out of this request of the testator. The authorities are…
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