Legal Opinion
In re McGowan
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided June 13, 1929PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Wingate, S.
This proceeding for the construction of the will of William McGowan arises upon the petition of his son, William McGowan, Jr., who prays a determination that the legacies given by the will are not a charge on the real estate of the decedent, and that he died intestate in respect thereto.
The will in question bears date the 31st day of October, 1927, and was admitted to probate in this court on July 16, 1928. It *410contains five legacies as follows: $8,000 to decedent’s sister; $1,000 for masses; $35,000 in trust for decedent’s son James; $25,000 in trust for his son William, and…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Briggs v. . CarrollNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Ely v. . MegieNew York Court of Appeals · 1916
- Scholle v. . ScholleNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
- West v. WestAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1926
- Livingston v. WardNew York Court of Appeals · 1928
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3Cited by27 opinions
- In Re the Accounting of the United States Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1933
- In re the Estate of WeissmannNew York Surrogate's Court · 1930
- In re the Estate of McCaffertyNew York Surrogate's Court · 1932
- In re the Estate of LeonardNew York Surrogate's Court · 1932
- In re the Estate of WeilNew York Surrogate's Court · 1934
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