Legal Opinion

Stevens v. Stevens

New York Supreme Court

Decided May 12, 1893PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Appeal from special term, New York county. Action by Charles G. Stevens and another against Marietta R. Stevens, impleaded with others. From an order denying plaintiffs’ motion to continue an injunction, they appeal.

1Opinion of the CourtBarrett, J.

This action was brought by the plaintiffs, as trustees of Ellen F. Melchor, to procure a judgment by which *521sufficient of the residuary real estate devised to them and to certain other trustees by the eleventh, twelfth, and thirteenth clauses of the will of Paran Stevens, deceased, may be sold to satisfy the balance due on legacies charged on such residuary real estate, and that the remainder be adjudged to be vested in, and be conveyed by the executors and executrix to, the plaintiffs and such other trustees. Under the fifth clause of the will in question the sum of $1,000,000 was given to…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Wood v. . BrownNew York Court of Appeals · 1866

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. In re the Arbitration between Amica Mutual Insurance & JonesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981
  2. Coronado Development Corp. v. MillikinNew York Supreme Court · 1940
  3. Sullivan v. George Ringler & Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1902
  4. Goldfarb v. WrightCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1943
  5. Sullivan v. George Ringler & Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1902

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