Legal Opinion
In re the Construction of the Will of Griffing
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided July 6, 1959PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Edgar F. Hazleton, S.
The decedent, Robert P. Griffing, Jr., was a member of the New York State Bar for 50 years, a banker and highly experienced in the practice peculiar to *803Surrogate’s Courts. He drafted his own will in which he provided for his stepson, James Lord, Jr., in this language:
‘ ‘ Eighth : — I direct my Executor hereinafter named, after the payment of funeral and administration expenses, charges and taxes against my estate and the bequests made herein before, to divide my said estate into two parts and pay:
“ (a) One part to my Trustee hereinafter named in trust, nevertheless, to…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Tifft v. . PorterNew York Court of Appeals · 1853
- In Re the Probate of the Will of SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1930
- Bliven v. . SeymourNew York Court of Appeals · 1882
- In re the Accounting of FitchAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1952
- In re the Estate of HilpertNew York Surrogate's Court · 1937
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3Cited by2 opinions
- In re the Construction of the Will of GriffingNew York Surrogate's Court · 1961
- In re the Construction of the Will of GriffingAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1960