Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Fletcher
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided March 5, 1938PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Delehanty, S.
Deceased died on July 5, 1923. His wife predeceased him. He left only cousins as his nearest kin. His will, dated January 30, 1914, directed that the major part of his estate be devoted to charitable purposes. The residuary estate is bequeathed to the trustees of Tufts College. The paragraphs of the will here in question are the fifth and fourteenth which are as follows:
“ Fifth. I direct that one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) be set aside for the establishment and maintenance of a hospital, to be located in the Town of Franklin, Massachusetts, and to be known as The…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- In Re the Probate of the Will of MacDowellNew York Court of Appeals · 1916
- First Universalist Society of North Adams v. BolandMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1892
- Cruikshank v. . Home for the FriendlessNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
- In re the Estate of WalterNew York Surrogate's Court · 1933
- Institution for Savings in Roxbury & its Vicinity v. Roxbury Home for Aged WomenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1923
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3Cited by4 opinions
- In Re the Will of FletcherNew York Court of Appeals · 1939
- Society of California Pioneers v. McElroyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1944
- In re the Board of EducationNew York Supreme Court · 1959
- In re ChadwickAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1938