Legal Opinion

In re the Estate of Hayman

New York Surrogate's Court

Decided February 5, 1930PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Foley, S.

Supplementing my decision in this estate (134 Misc. 803), I hold (1) that the class of “ nephews and nieces ” made remaindermen by paragraph 7 of the will must be limited to the children of testator’s sisters, Rose Hochstadter, Blanche Meyer and Ella Bernheimer, named in that paragraph. By the language used therein the testator has so clearly defined the class that no rules of construction can be applied thereto, save the general rule that testator’s intention must be sought in all of his words, and when clearly expressed by him must be enforced. Grace A. Seymour, Arthur J. Mack and…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. In Re the Accounting of SilsbyNew York Court of Appeals · 1920
  2. In re the Estate of HaymanNew York Surrogate's Court · 1929

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. In re BlumenstielAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1936
  2. In re the Estate of MacIntyreNew York Surrogate's Court · 1937
  3. In re the Estate of SheiferNew York Surrogate's Court · 1942
  4. In re the Accounting of Esther C.New York Surrogate's Court · 1950
  5. In re the Estate of TienkenNew York Surrogate's Court · 1944

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