In re Will of Charlier
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
• Appeal by Elie Stacey Charlier and others, from so • much of a decree of the Surrogate’s Court of the county of Hew York, entered in said Surrogate’s Court on the 29th day of April, 1897, as adjudges that the objections raised by the answers filed in the proceeding be dismissed'as unproven and not sustained, and as adjudges and determines the legal construction of the 3d and 5th paragraphs of said will.
1Opinion of the Court
Ingraham, J.:
The only question raised by this appeal is as to the construction to be given to the will of Elie Charlier, deceased. By the 3d clause of the will the testator gives to his executors all of the residue of his estate in trust, to hold, invest and keep the same invested and to dispose of the income as follows: First. The testator gave to Euphemia Marie Douglass Carmichael an annuity of $600 during her life; second, he gave to his daughter-in-law an annuity of $600 which would cease on, the death of his wife; and, third, he gave to his wife the income of all his property, after…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Cochrane v. . SchellNew York Court of Appeals · 1894
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- Buchanan v. LittleAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1896
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