Seitz v. Faversham
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeals by " the plaintiffs, Louis A. Seitz and another, .as executors, etc., aud the defendants, Philip Faversham and' another,, from parts of a judgment of the Supreme Court in part in favor of the plaintiffs and partly in favor, of certain" of the defendants, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Kings on the 28tli day of July, 1910, upon the decision of the court rendered after a. trial at the Kings County Special Term. . . "
1Opinion of the Court
Carr, J.:
This is an appeal from a judgment construing several clauses of the last will of Eliza Graf, deceased. -The more important contro-" versy arises as to the validity and meaning of the 8th clause of the will, which is as follows: “ I give and devise to' the issue of my niece Julia Opp Faversham, and lief husband William Eaversliam, the.house and lot of land No. 397 Central avenue in the Borough of Brooklyn, City of New York, To Have and to Hold the same in equal shares, as joint tenants and not as tenants in common, when the youngest of such issue attains the age of twenty-one years,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Manice v. . ManiceNew York Court of Appeals · 1871
- Schmidt v. . JewettNew York Court of Appeals · 1909
- Tucker v. . BishopNew York Court of Appeals · 1857
- Bisson v. West Shore RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1894
- Schmidt v. JewettAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1908
3Cited by3 opinions
- Seitz v. . FavershamNew York Court of Appeals · 1912
- In re the Estate of ConnorNew York Surrogate's Court · 1957
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