Legal Opinion
In re the Intermediate Accounting of Guaranty Trust Co.
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided June 27, 1958PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Joseph A. Cox, S.
In this proceeding for the settlement of the intermediate account of .the executors the petition prays construction of provisions of the will which have created nine separate and distinct questions involving its interpretation. These are dealt with below in numerical sequence different from that employed in the pleadings.
First
In paragraph Third of her will, the testatrix made 27 gifts to individuals and charitable institutions. Each of the bequests was described as consisting of “ a sum equivalent to (a fixed percentage) of my estate.” The parties are in dispute as to *993whether…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Lefevre v. . LefevreNew York Court of Appeals · 1875
- Matter of StanfieldNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
- Kernochan v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1919
- Kernochan v. . the Farmers' Loan and Trust CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1920
- In Re the Judicial Accounting of McGowanNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
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3Cited by6 opinions
- St. Louis Union Trust Company v. KruegerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1964
- Cornell v. CornellSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1973
- In re the Construction of the Will of FossNew York Surrogate's Court · 1961
- In re the Estate of WolosinNew York Surrogate's Court · 1964
- In re the Estate of SkidellNew York Surrogate's Court · 1965
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