Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Best
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided October 8, 1982PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Evans V. Brewster, S.
In this intermediate trustees’ accounting, the petitioners have requested a construction of article tenth of decedent’s will to determine the identity of the person or persons entitled to income as secondary life beneficiary of the trust.
The decedent died on November 5, 1973. In her will dated July 27,1973, article tenth directed that the residuary estate be held in trust with the income therefrom payable to decedent’s daughter during her lifetime. Upon *366her death (which occurred on September 27, 1980) the trustees were directed “to divide said trust…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Betz v. HorrNew York Court of Appeals · 1937
- People Ex Rel. Sibley v. SheppardNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- In re the Estate of ThallNew York Court of Appeals · 1966
- In Re the Estate of JonesNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- In re the Estate of KosekNew York Court of Appeals · 1973
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Estate of StephensCalifornia Supreme Court · 2002
- In re the Accounting by Fleet BankAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
- In Re Estate of MurphyNew York Court of Appeals · 2005
- In Re Estate of MurphyNew York Court of Appeals · 2005
- In re the Estate of BestNew York Court of Appeals · 1985