Legal Opinion
In Re the Will of Forde
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 29, 1941PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRippey, J.
This is an appeal from an order of the Appellate Division, first department, unanimously affirming the decree of the Surrogate which held that the will being construed made an outright gift of decedent’s property to the sister of the testatrix.
The will was in the handwriting of the testatrix and read as follows:
“ Carlton House 22 East 47th Street, New York City — N. Y. July 10th 1926—
“ I, Eleanor Forde, of the above address, do hereby bequeath all my real and personal estate, I may die possessed of to my sister Emily Forde, of Brighton, Ontario, Canada, for her maintenance, as long as she…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Tillman v. . OgrenNew York Court of Appeals · 1920
- Banzer v. . BanzerNew York Court of Appeals · 1898
- Schult v. . MollNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
- Waterman v. New York Life Insurance & Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1923
- Hadcox v. . CodyNew York Court of Appeals · 1915
3Cited by23 opinions
- In re the Estate of ImperatoNew York Surrogate's Court · 1964
- Burney v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1944
- In re the Accounting of Security Trust Co.New York Surrogate's Court · 1952
- In re the Construction of the Will of BruckheimerNew York Surrogate's Court · 1942
- In re the Construction of the Will of MillerNew York Surrogate's Court · 1951
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