Allen v. Stevens
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
■ Appeal by the heirs and next of kin- of Nathan F. Graves, deceased, by the administrator of Catherine IT. Graves, the widow of Nathan F. Graves, deceased, and by all her heirs and next of kin, from the whole of the judgment, by the executors and trustees, of-Nathan F. Graves, deceased, from that part of the judgment awarding additional allowances to attorneys other than to their own, and by the Attorney-General from that part of the judgment awarding additional allowances…
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■ Appeal by the heirs and next of kin- of Nathan F. Graves, deceased, by the administrator of Catherine IT. Graves, the widow of Nathan F. Graves, deceased, and by all her heirs and next of kin, from the whole of the judgment, by the executors and trustees, of-Nathan F. Graves, deceased, from that part of the judgment awarding additional allowances to attorneys other than to their own, and by the Attorney-General from that part of the judgment awarding additional allowances to attorneys other than his own. The judgment was entered, on a decision of a Special Term separately stating the facts…
1Opinion of the Court
Follett, J.:
This action was begun in December, 1896, by the heirs and next of kin of Nathan F. Graves, deceased, to obtain a construction of his will. The testator died at Syracuse, N. Y., July 21, 1896, leaving a last will and testament drawn by .himself and executed September 15, 1893, which was duly admitted to probate by the Surrogate’s Court of the county of Onondaga September 5, 1896. The testator left a widow, Catherine H. Graves, two brothers and two nephews, the plaintiffs herein, his sole heirs and next of kin. August 15, 1896, Catherine H. Graves was duly adjudged to be a person…
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