Legal Opinion
In re the Construction of the Will of Lederer
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 10, 1957PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtValente, J.
The Surrogate has denied an application for a construction of a will as being premature. The will sets up a trust of decedent’s stock in a certain corporation, the income to be paid to decedent’s widow-—-his second wife — for her life. Upon the death of the widow, the principal is to be distributed in equal shares “ among those of my grandchildren living at the time of her death ”.
Decedent left him surviving his widow and a son by decedent’s first marriage. That son has two children, the natural grandchildren of decedent. On the other hand, the widow has a son by a former marriage and that…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- In Re Proving the Will of MountNew York Court of Appeals · 1906
- Tonnele v. . WetmoreNew York Court of Appeals · 1909
- In re the Accounting of WidmannNew York Surrogate's Court · 1952
- In re the Estate of GordonNew York Surrogate's Court · 1952
- In re the Estate of SuydamNew York Surrogate's Court · 1925
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3Cited by5 opinions
- In re Di SienaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
- In re NelsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- In re the Estate of BertramNew York Surrogate's Court · 1976
- In re the Estate of SwettAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1976
- In re the Construction & Division of the Trust for the Benefit of FussellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006