Bryant v. . Thompson
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Supreme. Court in the fifth judicial department, entered upon an order made January 15, 1891, which affirmed a judgment entered upon the decision of the court on trial at Special Term. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material,, are stated in the opinion. The plaintiffs have the-right to bring this appeal.
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Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Supreme. Court in the fifth judicial department, entered upon an order made January 15, 1891, which affirmed a judgment entered upon the decision of the court on trial at Special Term. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material,, are stated in the opinion. The plaintiffs have the-right to bring this appeal. (Bryant v. Thompson, 36 N. Y. S. R. 921; Bowers v. Smith, 10 Paige, 193; Wager v. Wager, 89 id. 161; Bailey v. Briggs, 43 N. Y. 413; Chipman v. Montgomery, 63 id. 231; Dill v. Wisner, 88 id. 160.) The executors having an…
1Opinion of the CourtO’Brien, J.
The plaintiffs, as executors and trustees of the will of Francis W. Tracy, who died April 15, 1886, brought this action in order to procure a judicial construction of its provisions. The will and codicil dispose of a large estate, consisting of both real and personal property. Numerous large bequests were made to collateral relatives and also to various public and private charitable institutions. The residuary estate was left to the widow. The only clause of the will with which we are concerned, in the decision of this appeal, is the one in which provision was made for the defendant Harriet…
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