Legal Opinion

In re the Estate of Kight

New York Surrogate's Court

Decided April 21, 1938PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Delehanty, S.

By prior decision it was held that five trusts were created by the will of deceased (Matter of Kight, N. Y. L. J., June 26, 1936, p. 3259). It was there decided that no trust had been established separately for the widow of deceased but that she was “ given one-third of the income derived from all of the trusts.” It was further decided that the trusts in favor of the children were “ subject to the provisions in favor of deceased’s wife.” Further construction is now sought. The text of the will material to the present issue says:

“ Third. I give, devise and bequeath to the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Buchanan v. . LittleNew York Court of Appeals · 1897
  2. In Re the Accounting of Chemical Bank & Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1938
  3. In re the Estate of SwartzNew York Surrogate's Court · 1937
  4. In re the Estate of ReidNew York Surrogate's Court · 1937

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. In re the Estate of WitkindNew York Surrogate's Court · 1938
  2. In re the Estate of EllisNew York Surrogate's Court · 1954
  3. In re the Estate of BatesNew York Surrogate's Court · 1938

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