Ward v. Stanard
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Submission of controversy between Sylvester L. H. Ward, as substituted trustee under the last will and testament of Caroline M. Stanard, deceased, plaintiff, and Susan L. Stanard, individually and as administratrix with the will annexed of John B. Stanard, deceased, and others, defendants. Judgment that Susan L. Stanard is entitled to one-half of the trust fund mentioned in the submission. No costs.
1Opinion of the CourtGoodrich, P. J.
The plaintiff is a substituted trustee under the will of Caroline M. Stanard, deceased, and the defendants constitute all the persons who claim to be interested in her estate. The parties have submitted to this court the determination of a controversy as to the construction of a part of the second paragraph of the will of Mrs. Stanard, dated in 1856, which reads as follows:
“To my beloved son John Beverly Stanard X give and bequeath one-third of my estate, real and personal, bonds, stocks and funds invested, for his use, benefit and profit, for the term of his natural life, at his death I…
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- Vernon v. . VernonNew York Court of Appeals · 1873
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