Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Hill
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided May 22, 1963PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
John D. Bennett, S.
In this proceeding the petitioner requests a construction of paragraph Sixth of the will in which the testator made the following provisions for May Marlowe Hill, referred to by him as my ‘ ‘ former wife ”: “ sixth : I have heretofore entered into a separation agreement dated February 1, 1956 with my former wife, mat maelowe hill, in which I agreed to make provision in my Last Will and Testament whereby my said former wife shall be entitled to receive one-third (1/3) of my estate, defined to be my gross estate (not including life insurance proceeds payable to beneficiaries…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- In Re the Will of BrokawNew York Court of Appeals · 1944
- In re the Will of BrokawNew York Surrogate's Court · 1943
- In re the Estate of HoytNew York Surrogate's Court · 1940
- In re the Accounting of LewisNew York Surrogate's Court · 1953
- In re the Probate of the Will of LansNew York Surrogate's Court · 1960
3Cited by3 opinions
- In re the Estate of MurphyNew York Surrogate's Court · 1972
- In re the Estate of DuncanNew York Surrogate's Court · 1965
- In re the Estate of ThawNew York Surrogate's Court · 1969