Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Devine
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided October 29, 1963PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Joseph A. Cox, S.
An instrument dated January 23, 1962 has been propounded as the last will of this decedent who died a resident of New Jersey. The decedent’s next of kin are his widow, five adult sons, three adult daughters and an infant daughter. There also are 17 grandchildren, the issue of living children of the decedent.
The propounded instrument bequeaths to the widow jewelry and personal property, devises real property to her and creates for her benefit a trust in an amount which, added to the bequests and devises to her, will bring the total gifts to her or for her benefit to the sum of…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- In Re the Accounting of the United States Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1933
- In Re the Probate of the Will of DavisNew York Court of Appeals · 1905
- Dwight v. FancherNew York Court of Appeals · 1927
- In re the Probate of the Will of PascalNew York Court of Appeals · 1955
- In re the Probate of the Last Will & Testament of DavisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1905
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3Cited by4 opinions
- In re the Estate of HollenbeckNew York Surrogate's Court · 1969
- In re the Estate of DalyNew York Surrogate's Court · 1978
- In re the Estate of RoundsNew York Surrogate's Court · 1965
- In re the Estate of ArtopeNew York Surrogate's Court · 1989