Legal Opinion

In re the Estate of Bush

New York Surrogate's Court

Decided July 31, 1939PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Wingate, S.

Except for the nomination of a fiduciary to effectuate his wishes, the sole purpose of a will is to indicate the *1014intention of the testator respecting the disposal of those assets over which he possesses the authority for devolutionery direction. Naturally, a testator expects that his fiduciary will be paid for the service which he will be called upon to render in consummating the transfer of title to the assets which he possessed at death to the person or persons whom he has selected as the successors to his ownership. The present proceeding propounds the perennial problem as to…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Johnson v. . LawrenceNew York Court of Appeals · 1884
  2. Matter of StanfieldNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
  3. Cooke v. . MeekerNew York Court of Appeals · 1867
  4. In Re the Judicial Settlement of the Accounts McAlpineNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
  5. In re the Judicial Settlement of the Account of Proceedings HardenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1917

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. In Re Armour's WillSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1960
  2. Chase Manhattan Bank v. SchneiderSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1960

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