Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Voelker
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided December 6, 1935PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Delehanty, S.
The proof presented in this accounting proceeding sufficed to establish that the legatee described in the will as “ The Society for the Relief of the Destitute Blind ” is The Society for the Relief of the Destitute Blind in the City of New York and Its Vicinity and that the legacy is payable to the latter organization.
In computing the maximum amount payable to charity the gift in the will of $3,000 to Woodlawn Cemetery for the perpetual care of decedent’s grave is to be dealt with as a funeral expense and not as part of the charitable gifts. (Surr. Ct. Act, § 314, subd. 3; Matter…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- In re Title Guaranty & Trust Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1930
- In re the Estate of BuckNew York Surrogate's Court · 1935
- In re the Estate of DelafieldNew York Surrogate's Court · 1932
3Cited by5 opinions
- In Re the Will of MayersNew York Court of Appeals · 1949
- In re the Estate of VoelkerNew York Surrogate's Court · 1941
- In re Franklin National Bank of Franklin SquareNew York Supreme Court · 1955
- In re the Estate of CaseyNew York Surrogate's Court · 1956
- In re the Estate of VoorhisNew York Surrogate's Court · 1941