In re the Estate of McManus
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Hopkins, J. P.
In 1935 John J. McManus died, leaving a will whose provisions create the controversy presented by this appeal. At the time of his death the decedent owned the 10 outstanding shares of John J. McManus & Sons, Inc. (McManus & Sons), which owned and operated an undertaker’s and funeral business. He named Mary V. McManus, his wife, as the executrix and trustee under the will. He bequeathed four of the 10 shares owned by him to Mary in trust for his son, Joseph M. McManus (one of the petitioners), to be held by Mary during Joseph’s lifetime. The will provided that…
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