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In re the Estate of Clark

New York Surrogate's Court

Decided July 26, 1967PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtEdward S. Silver, J.

This proceeding was originally commenced by the son of Clara M. Benson, now deceased, who was testator’s niece and one of his two distributees, for a construction that the charitable trust created under paragraph Tenth of testator’s will is invalid. The special guardian for testator’s half-sister,.who was testator’s other distributee, takes a similar position. Both distributees and four other persons were given lifetime specified annual legacies under the will and codicil.

Thereafter the said son, who is a residuary legatee under his mother’s will and one of her coexecutors, in his…

2Cases cited37 opinions

  1. In Re the Accounting of BuechnerNew York Court of Appeals · 1919
  2. In Re the Accounting of the United States Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1933
  3. Pray v. . HegemanNew York Court of Appeals · 1885
  4. In re the Construction of the Will of UpjohnNew York Court of Appeals · 1952
  5. Sherman v. Richmond Hose Co. No. 2New York Court of Appeals · 1921

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. In re the Estate of VolckeningNew York Surrogate's Court · 1972
  2. Mahler v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1987
  3. In re the Estate of MillerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985

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