Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Slattery
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided June 12, 1928PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Foley, S.
In this accounting proceeding brought by Adele Slattery and Warner M. Westervelt, as executors and trustees of the estate, a question of construction arises. It is claimed that the will violates the provisions of section 17 of the Decedent Estate Law (as amd. by Laws of 1927, chap. 502) because by its terms more than one-half of the estate was left to charity. With the exception of a small annuity to an aunt of the deceased, the entire estate was given to the trustees in trust for the life of the widow with directions upon her death to transfer and pay over the remainder to the New…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- In Re Proving the Will of MountNew York Court of Appeals · 1906
- Hollis v. . Drew Theological SeminaryNew York Court of Appeals · 1884
- Matter of HoffmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1911
- In Re the Accounting of Brooklyn Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1925
- In re Brooklyn Trust Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1924
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Seattle First National Bank v. CrosbyWashington Supreme Court · 1953
- In re the Estate of LordNew York Surrogate's Court · 1935
- In re the Estate of MooreNew York Surrogate's Court · 1958
- In re the Probate of the Will of DuttonNew York Surrogate's Court · 1946
- Lloyd v. CampbellCuyahoga County Probate Court · 1963
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