Legal Opinion
Cody v. Fitzgerald
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided April 25, 1949PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of- the court was delivered by
Ackekson, J.
This appeal involves the construction of the following paragraphs of the will of George W. Hawk who died on August 18,.1919:
“3. To my beloveth wife Charlotta Wolfe Hawk all rentals and income and use of all my Property on South Main Street town of Phillipsburg County of Warren State of New Jersey as long as she lives.
“4. At her deth [sic] the children shall have share and share alike.”
The testator was survived by his widow,- Charlotte W. Hawk, and two sons, Willis B. and Marshall Hawk, both-of whom predeceased their mother, Charlotte.
Willis…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- In Re the Accounting of RussellNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
- Palmer v. JonesIllinois Supreme Court · 1921
- Lyons v. LyonsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1943
- Karcher v. KarcherNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1948
3Cited by15 opinions
- In re the Estate of HopeNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2007
- In Re Wehrhane's EstateNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1956
- Wendell v. Hazel Wood CemeteryNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1950
- In Re Estate of BennerNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1977
- Fidelity Union Trust Co. v. ByrneNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1962
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