Allen v. Moore
New Jersey Court of Chancery
On petition for construction of will. Heard on bill, petition, answers and stipulation of counsel as to facts.
1Opinion of the Court
Foster, V. C.
Tile petition in this case is filed by the executor of George D. G. Moore, who died October 13th, 1891, leaving a last will and testament dated June 17th, 1889, and two codicils thereto dated respectively January 24th, 1891, and October 5th, 1891, which were duly admitted to probate in Essex county. Testator left a widow but no issue.
The will, after directing the payment of debts and funeral expenses, gives a large number of general and specific legacies *359to relatives and friends of the testator, among them a bequest of $10,000 is given by the fourth clause of the will to George…
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