Legal Opinion
Baker v. Gerow
New York Supreme Court
Decided October 15, 1910PublishedCited by 6 opinions
Action by Sarah Wright Baker, executrix of and trustee under the will of David Wright, deceased, against John Y. Gerow and another, executors of and trustees under the will of S. Hudson Wright, deceased, and others, for construction of a will.
1Opinion of the CourtPound, J.
David Wright died May 2, 1900. He left a last will and testament, executed February 1, 1894, the material portions of which, so far as this action is concerned, read as follows:
“Fifth. All the rest, residue and remainder of my estate both real and personal, wheresoever the same may be situate, of every kind, name and nature, owned by me at the time of my death, I give, devise and bequeath unto my executors, hereinafter named, and to the survivor of them, with full power to sell and convey any and all real estate that I may own at the time of my death, in trust, nevertheless, for the purposes…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Tilden v. . GreenNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- Pimel v. . BetjemannNew York Court of Appeals · 1905
- In Re the Probate of the Last Will & Testament of MinerNew York Court of Appeals · 1895
- Dougherty v. . ThompsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
- Roosa v. . HarringtonNew York Court of Appeals · 1902
3Cited by6 opinions
- In Re the Accounting of SilsbyNew York Court of Appeals · 1920
- In re the Estate of PulitzerNew York Surrogate's Court · 1933
- In re the Judicial Settlement of the Estate of BaileyNew York Surrogate's Court · 1925
- In re BlanchNew York Surrogate's Court · 1926
- In re the Judicial Settlement of the Account of Proceedings of MartinNew York Surrogate's Court · 1924
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