Legal Opinion
In re Brooklyn Trust Co.
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided September 25, 1929PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Wingate, S.
This is an application for a construction of certain portions of the will of Frank P. Rossiter, made in connection with the petition for the judicial settlement of the accounts of the Brooklyn Trust Company as trustee.
The testator died on April 24, 1913, possessed of a considerable *838estate and leaving a will which was duly admitted to probate in this court on July 10, 1913.
The present controversy arises respecting the proper construction to be placed on the item of this will which is numbered “ Fourth ” and which, so far as here material, reads as follows: “ I give, devise and…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- In Re the Accounting of BuechnerNew York Court of Appeals · 1919
- Matter of DurandNew York Court of Appeals · 1928
- Clark v. . CammannNew York Court of Appeals · 1899
- In Re the Will of BumpNew York Court of Appeals · 1922
- Matter of RookerNew York Court of Appeals · 1928
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3Cited by62 opinions
- In re the Estate of WeissmannNew York Surrogate's Court · 1930
- In re the Estate of McCaffertyNew York Surrogate's Court · 1932
- In re the Estate of LeonardNew York Surrogate's Court · 1932
- In re the Estate of WeilNew York Surrogate's Court · 1934
- In re the Estate of SoyNew York Surrogate's Court · 1932
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