St. Joseph's Hospital v. Bennett

The will of the late George Doheny of Syracuse contained the following provision in relation to his residuary estate:

“ Seventh. All the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, both real and personal, I give, devise and bequeath to St. Joseph’s Hospital, the Syracuse Memorial Hospital, the House of Providence, St. Vincents Asylum and School (Madison St.), the Syracuse Free Dispensary, the Syracuse Homeopathic Hospital, St. Mary’s Maternity Hospital and Infants Asylum, the Onondaga Orphans Home and the Syracuse Home Association (commonly known as the Old Ladies Home) all of Syracuse, N. Y.,…