Lafrinz v. Whitney
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Submission of a controversy upon an agreed statement oí facts pursuant to section 1279 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
1Opinion of the CourtLaughlin, J.
The point presented by this submission relates to the construction of the will of Oliver H. Payne, who died on the 27th of June, 1917, and whose will was duly admitted to *132probate by a surrogate of New York county on the 16th of August, 1917. The submission does not show when the will was executed, but it appears that the testator maintained a country house in "Ulster county and a town house known as No. 582 Fifth avenue, in the borough of Manhattan, New York. At the time of the death of the testator the plaintiff was, and continuously for more than eighteen years had been in his service “ and…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Tilden v. . GreenNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- Woodward v. MurrayNew York Supreme Court · 1820
- Frazer v. WeldMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1901
- Pippin v. Jones & Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1875
3Cited by4 opinions
- In re the Estate of AltmanNew York Surrogate's Court · 1921
- In re the Judicial Settlement of Final Account of Proceedings of PerryNew York Surrogate's Court · 1928
- Givens v. WhitneyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1921
- Green v. WhitneyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1922