Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Isganaitis
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided April 19, 1983PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Bernard M. Bloom, S.
As an incident to the settlement of his final account, the administrator c.t.a. seeks construction of the only dispositive provision of the will.
*2Testator died on December 11, 1979, survived by a daughter Ona and her children. All of them reside in that portion of the USSR formerly denominated as Lithuania. Testator’s 1970 will and 1979 codicil have been probated.
The dispositive provision is article second, which states: “I give, devise and bequeath all the rest, residue and remainder of my property and estate * * * to my trustee * * * in trust * * * to…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Crooke v. . County of KingsNew York Court of Appeals · 1884
- In re the Estate of InnerfieldNew York Surrogate's Court · 1934
- In re the Estate of HarrisonNew York Surrogate's Court · 1934
- In re the Accounting of LetoNew York Surrogate's Court · 1957
- In re the Estate of KrivanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1969
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Omath Holding Co. v. City of New YorkNew York Supreme Court · 1988
- In re BNY Mellon, N.A.New York Surrogate's Court · 2014