Whitefield v. Crissman
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendants, Letitia Whitefield and others, by their guardian ad litem, William Klein, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered -in the office of the clerk of. the county of blew York on the 13th day of August, 1907, upon the decision of the court, rendered after a trial at- the Yew York Special Term, declaring certain provisions of the will of George. Whitefield, Jr.,, deceased, to be void."
1Opinion of the Court
Ingraham, J.:
The will gave' all the testator’s property to -his wife and sister in trust for the benefit of his four children, “ the income and, such portion of the principal as may be necessary for their maintenance to be used until all shall have reached their majority, when after *234deducting the percentage legally allowed to my wife Mary L. Whitefield, the residue or balance is to be divided share and share alike among the aforementioned children Letitia, Mary, Martha and George 3rd; in the event of the death of any of said children without issue, said share to be divided pro rata among…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Garvey v. . McDevittNew York Court of Appeals · 1878
- Stoiber v. StoiberAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1899
3Cited by5 opinions
- In re the Probate of the Last Will & Testament of LallyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1910
- In re the Estate of RosensteinNew York Surrogate's Court · 1934
- In re the Will of RaabNew York Surrogate's Court · 1913
- In re the Estate of HornerNew York Surrogate's Court · 1923
- In re the Estate of WilcoxNew York Surrogate's Court · 1932