Fairchild v. Edson
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from special term, New York county. Action by Charles S. Fairchild and others, as executors of the will of Mary A. Edson, deceased, against. Margaret B. Edson individually, and as executrix of Marmont B. Edson, and others, to obtain a construction of the will of the plaintiffs’ testatrix. From the judgment construing the will (25 N. Y. Supp. 937), "defendant Margaret B. Edson appeals. Modified.
1Opinion of the CourtVan Brunt, P. J.
This action was brought by the executors of Mary A. Edson,' deceased, for the purpose of obtaining a judgment construing and determining the validity of certain provisions of the will of the decedent, as modified by one of the codicils executed by her. The will was dated on the 2d of May, 1890, and Was modified by three codicils; the first dated May 22, 1890, and the second and third on May 27, 1890. The testatrix died on the 29th of May, 1890, and the will and codicils were admitted to probate on the 14th of January, 1891, and the executors, the plaintiffs in this action, qualified as such…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Kerr v. . DoughertyNew York Court of Appeals · 1880
- Power v. . CassidyNew York Court of Appeals · 1880
- In Re the Probate of the Will of KelemanNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- Prichard v. . ThompsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1884
- Stephenson v. . ShortNew York Court of Appeals · 1883
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Edson v. BartowAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1896
- In re EdsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1899
- Allen v. StevensNew York Supreme Court · 1897
- In re Proving the Last Will & Testament of RaabAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1899
- Fairchild v. EdsonNew York Supreme Court · 1894
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