Cannon v. Quincy
New York Supreme Court
Action to construe will and for instructions to trustee.
1Opinion of the CourtDowling, J.
Under the will of John W. Quincy, deceased, his residuary estate was left to his wife for the term of her natural life, provided she remained his widow; but upon her remarriage she was to receive only the dividends, income and profits arising from his stock in the Thomas Iron Company for the term of her natural life, and upon her death said stock was to fall into and become a part of the residuary estate, to he disposed of as provided in the following (third) paragraph of his will. By that third paragraph there was created, upon the death or remarriage of his wife, a trust estate for the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- King v. . TalbotNew York Court of Appeals · 1869
- In re the Application for the Revocation of Letters Testamentary of George M. BurrAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1907
- Cole v. LesterNew York Supreme Court · 1905
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- Clark v. ClarkSupreme Court of Georgia · 1928
- Cameron Trust Co. v. LeibrandtMissouri Court of Appeals · 1935