Legal Opinion
In re the Probate of a Paper Writing Purporting to be the Last Will & Testament of MacDowell
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided February 15, 1915PublishedCited by 1 opinion
Proceedings upon the probate of a will.
1Opinion of the Court
Sawyer, S.—
This is an application for the construction of ■a will. This court is asked to determine the validity of a certain trust mentioned therein.
*12The testatrix, Annie Coe MacDowell, died January 20, 1914, leaving her sister, Jessie M. Gibson, as her only next of kin and leaving a last will and testament which wasi duly admitted to probate by a decree of this court on July 27, 1914, reserving, however, for future determination the question of construction.
The provisions of the will to be construed are as follows:
“ [Page 1.] I. Annie Coe MacDowell — being of sound mind and memory, and…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Allen v. . StevensNew York Court of Appeals · 1899
- Perin Ex Rel. Perin v. CareySupreme Court of the United States · 1861
- In Re the Probate of the Will ShattuckNew York Court of Appeals · 1908
- Dexter v. President of Harvard CollegeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1900
- Stratton v. Physio-Medical CollegeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1889
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3Cited by1 opinion
- In re the Probate of a Paper Writing Purporting to be the Last Will & Testament of MacDowellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1915