Legal Opinion
In re the Accounting of Hanchett
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided July 16, 1943Published
1Opinion of the Court
Millard, S.
The will of this decedent, dated July 14, 1921, was admitted to probate herein on November 20, 1925. On this trustees’ accounting, petitioners request a construction of the will, the pertinent portions of which read as follows:
“ Seventh: — I give and bequeath to my friend, Mrs. Helen G. Durfee, wife of Frank E. Durfee, now residing at Providence, Rhode Island, who is also a very close and dear friend of my wife, an annuity of Three Thousand Dollars each and every year so long as she shall live, * * * and that my Executors shall set apart and hold in trust sufficient of my estate to…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- New York Life Insurance & Trust Co. v. WinthropNew York Court of Appeals · 1923
- Matter of DurandNew York Court of Appeals · 1928
- In Re the Estate of HayesNew York Court of Appeals · 1934
- In Re the Will of BumpNew York Court of Appeals · 1922
- In Re the Accounting of the Farmers' Loan & Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1923
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