Legal Opinion
Lane v. Albertson
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 16, 1903PublishedCited by 9 opinions
Appeal from special term, Dutchess county. Action by William J. Lane and another, as executors of the will of John G. Lane, deceased, against Elizabeth S. Albertson and! others. From a judgment for plaintiffs, defendants Albertson andi William J. Lane, individually, appeal. Affirmed in part, and reversed in part.
1Opinion of the CourtJenks, J.
The first question is whether William J. Lane is entitled under the will to any interest in the shares of stock in Lane Brothers Company owned by the testator. This requires construction of the fourteenth and fifteenth clauses of the will, which read as follows;
*948“(14) If I should die before the consummation of the agreement made by myself and brother William J. Lane for the disposal of our firm's business, said agreement taking effect May 1st, 1894, and to be consummated May 1st, 1899, I direct my executors to adhere to the spirit, if not possible or advisable to follow the exact letter of…
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