King v. Rundle
New York Supreme Court
- Complaint filed for the construction of a will. On the 5th October, 1850, Reuben Bundle, jun., a resident of Greenvillé, in the county of Greene, died ; having previously made and published his last will and testament. The testator left him surviving a widow and two brothers, Hardy Bundle and Josiah Bundle, his only heirs at law and next of kin.
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- Complaint filed for the construction of a will. On the 5th October, 1850, Reuben Bundle, jun., a resident of Greenvillé, in the county of Greene, died ; having previously made and published his last will and testament. The testator left him surviving a widow and two brothers, Hardy Bundle and Josiah Bundle, his only heirs at law and next of kin. The. will was proved before the surrogate of Greene county, on the 23d December, 1850, and letters testamentary granted to Charlotte-Bundle, executrix, and Obadiah King, executor, who assumed the execution of the will. The testator died seised of…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court, Wright, J.
The devises and bequests in the will of the testator, to which objection is taken, are 1st. The devise of the homestead farm to the widow. 2d. The bequest in trust of $5000 to the Protestant Episcopal Society for the promotion of religion and learning in the state of Hew-York. 3d. The devise of the Potter Kill and Bell farms. 4th. The clause disposing of the residue of the testator’s estate, both real and personal. We shall examine these devises and bequests in the order stated.
1. The devise of the homestead farm is undoubtedly valid. It is wholly independent of other…
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