Legal Opinion

Masionis v. Kraulikauckas

New Jersey Court of Chancery

Decided May 28, 1928Published

1Opinion of the Court

This is a bill for specific performance. The property was owned by Paulina Masionis. She died leaving a will which devised and bequeathed all her property to her husband, Adam, whom she appointed executor with full power of sale. She also left three children, all born after the will was made. At the hearing it was contended that the will was thus rendered void and the power of the executor to sell lapsed.

This is not so, as I pointed out in Pashkow v. Frankel etal., 101 N.J. Eq. 510. Counsel for defendant in his brief admits this and abandons this objection.

The second objection arises from the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. McGrath v. NorcrossNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1905
  2. Pashkow v. FrankelNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1927

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