Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Schaefer
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided June 3, 1936PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Foley, S.
In this proceeding the surrogate is asked to construe the will and codicil of the testator in order to determine the persons entitled to the remainder of the trust created for the benefit of the testator’s son, Albert Schaefer, who is now dead.
The testator died on May 20, 1897. The trust provisions for Albert are found in the sixth paragraph of the codicil, the pertinent parts of which provide as follows:
“ The share of my son, Albert Schaefer, shall be held by my said executors and the survivors and survivor of them in trust, however, for the following uses and purposes, to wit: To…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- In Re the Accounting of the United States Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1933
- Schettler v. . SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1869
- Staples v. MeadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1912
- Church v. . WilsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1913
- In re the Judicial Settlement of the Account of Ontario County Trust Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1931
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3Cited by11 opinions
- In re the Accounting of the Poughkeepsie Trust Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1944
- In re the Estate of MerriamNew York Surrogate's Court · 1938
- In re the Estate of McParlanNew York Surrogate's Court · 1938
- In re the Accounting of WidmannNew York Surrogate's Court · 1952
- In re the Estate of StephaniNew York Surrogate's Court · 1936
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