Legal Opinion
In re the Will of Cohn
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided December 12, 1944PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Foley, S.
In this proceeding for the settlement of the final account of the trustee, a construction of the will is requested in order to determine the persons entitled to the remainders of two separate trusts. The principal dispute arises over the construction of the twenty-seventh paragraph of the will in which the testator had created a trust for the life of his granddaughter, Ethel Klopfer, now Ethel Klopfer Leatt. Upon the death of the granddaughter, the principal of the trust fund is given “ to the heirs of my said granddaughter.”
*260Conflicting claims to the remainder of this trust fund are…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- New York Life Insurance & Trust Co. v. WinthropNew York Court of Appeals · 1923
- In Re the Accounting of LeaskNew York Court of Appeals · 1910
- Gilliam v. . Guaranty Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1906
- Tillman v. . DavisNew York Court of Appeals · 1884
- Carpenter v. . Buffalo General Electric Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1914
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3Cited by19 opinions
- In re the Construction of the Will of CharlesNew York Surrogate's Court · 1951
- In re the Estate of ParkNew York Court of Appeals · 1965
- In re the Accounting of Security Trust Co.New York Surrogate's Court · 1947
- In re the Construction of the Will of CortrightNew York Surrogate's Court · 1951
- In re the Estate of TaintorNew York Surrogate's Court · 1961
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