Legal Opinion
In re Vert
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided December 28, 1925Published
1Opinion of the Court
Harrington, S.
In the first nine paragraphs of his will the deceased devised $72,000 in cash to various legatees, together with other personal property. Paragraph “ tenth ” of the will reads as follows:
“Tenth. For reasons sufficient to myself, no mention is made of any other relatives, near or far.
“ It is my will, and I so direct, that the foregoing paragraphs of my Will take precedence over those that follow, and shall be carried out in full and as promptly as may be after this Will takes effect, without regard to the effect on the provisions following.”
Paragraphs “ eleventh,” “ twelfth ” and…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Carrier v. . CarrierNew York Court of Appeals · 1919
- Kalish v. . KalishNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
- In Re the Accounting of SilsbyNew York Court of Appeals · 1920
- Cammann v. . BaileyNew York Court of Appeals · 1913
- Underwood v. . CurtisNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
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