Legal Opinion
In re the Construction of the Will of Flagg
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided July 16, 1948PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Boylan, S.
Betsy Melcher and Boyd E. Wilson, executors and trustees under the last will and testament of Ernest Flagg, have petitioned for a construction of decedent’s will and codicil. Two questions are presented for determination. (1) Are the petitioners entitled to commissions as executors and trustees. (2) Have the petitioners as executors and trustees the power to make investments in securities and properties other than legal investments for trust funds.
Ernest Flagg, the decedent, died on April 10, 1947, leaving a last will and testament bearing date June 7, 1940, and a codicil to said…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Robinson v. . MartinNew York Court of Appeals · 1910
- Mullarky v. . SullivanNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
- Warren v. . Union Bank of RochesterNew York Court of Appeals · 1898
- In re the Estate of McCaffertyNew York Surrogate's Court · 1933
- In re for a Compulsory Accounting in the Estate of FrameAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1935
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- In re the Construction of the Will of FlaggAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1949