Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Howard
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided December 20, 1965PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
John M. Keane, S.
An electrical engineer, whose work requires him to be in constant proximity to high voltage equipment, never fails to respect the constant danger surrounding him. Carelessness would exact a dear price — his own life. Sometimes the court wishes that attorneys who draft instruments containing involved trust provisions and cross contingencies would be subjected to some penalties for apparent carelessness in preparation of such instruments. Although such an attorney does not pay with his life for an error like the electrical engineer, his work frequently disrupts and disarranges…
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