In re the Estate of Wardman
New York Surrogate's Court
1Opinion of the Court
Slater, S.
The decedent resided in New Rochelle. He made his will in 1916 and died in 1923. He lived in the predepression days when he could figure out what his estate amounted to and he really had such a sum to leave to his beneficiaries.
By the “ fourth ” paragraph of his will he gave all the rest, residue and remainder of his property to his trustees (1) to convert sufficient of the property into cash as would create a fund of $10,000 for the benefit of his mother; (2) “ sufficient of my property shall be converted into cash to create a fund of Two hundred and fifty thousand dollars…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Spencer v. . SpencerNew York Court of Appeals · 1916
- In re PitneyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1906
- Matter of PitneyNew York Court of Appeals · 1906
- In re the Estate of SchusterNew York Surrogate's Court · 1934
- In re the Estate of WilliamsNew York Surrogate's Court · 1933
3Cited by1 opinion
- In re the Estate of WainwrightNew York Surrogate's Court · 1935