Anthony v. Van Valkenburgh
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, Harriet Van Valkenburgh, individually and as trustee and executrix, etc., from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff and certain of the defendants, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Rensselaer on the 16th day of September, 1912, upon the decision of the court rendered after a trial at the Albany Special Term.
1Opinion of the Court
Houghton, J.:
John L. Van Valkenburgh died on the 3d day of Hay, 1884, leaving a last will and testament dated April 3, 1874, whereby he devised his residence and its furnishings to his wife for life, and at her death to his daughter Harriet: He was the owner of a farm of considerable value, at which he and his family were accustomed to spend the summers, and by the 3d clause of his will he devised it to his executors in trust to rent the same for the period of nineteen years from the date of his will, and pay the net proceeds to his wife and daughter for the support and maintenance of them…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Schermerhorn v. . CottingNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
- Langley v. . Westchester Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1905
- McCosker v. BradyNew York Court of Chancery · 1846
3Cited by4 opinions
- Benedict v. SalmonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1917
- In re Proving the Last Will & Testament of SinnottAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1914
- In re the Estate of InnerfieldNew York Surrogate's Court · 1934
- In re the Judicial Settlement of the Account of JonesNew York Surrogate's Court · 1914