Legal Opinion
In Re the Will of Roth
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 20, 1943PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.
When the will of Morris Roth, deceased, was presented for probate in Surrogate’s Court, Kings County, the petitioner, whom the testator nominated conditionally as executor and testamentary trustee, requested the construction of several paragraphs of the instrument. The following paragraph is the only one with which we are concerned upon this appeal:
“ Second: I hereby nominate, designate and appoint as Executor and Trustee of this my Last Will and Testament, Meier Steinbrink, Esq., who is at present a member of the law firm of J ones, McKinney & Steinbrink, with offices at No. 215 Montague…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- In Re the Accounting of the United States Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1933
- In Re the Accounting of CaldwellNew York Court of Appeals · 1907
- In re the Estate of OlneyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1938
3Cited by8 opinions
- In re the Construction of the Will of LawlessNew York Surrogate's Court · 1949
- In re the Estate of ShermanNew York Surrogate's Court · 1951
- In re the Final Accounting of Guaranty Trust Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1960
- Robinson's Ex'rs v. RobinsonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1944
- Reinwald v. Chemical Bank & Trust Co.New York Supreme Court · 1954
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