Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Doane
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided February 12, 1925PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Foley, S.:
In this accounting proceeding a question has arisen as to whether a legacy of $5,000 to the Hahnemann Hospital of the city of New York, under paragraph 2 of the will, lapsed. Prior to the death of the. testatrix the hospital merged with the Laura Franklin Free Hospital, and these corporations were consolidated into a single corporation known as the Fifth Avenue Hospital of the city of New York. Prior to the death of the testatrix the consolidation became complete, and was ratified by an order of the Supreme Court, New York county. The new corporation has continued the general policy…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Wright v. . WrightNew York Court of Appeals · 1919
- In Re Proving the Will of BergdorfNew York Court of Appeals · 1912
3Cited by5 opinions
- Fidelity Union Trust Co. v. AckermanNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1952
- In re the Estate of MorrisNew York Surrogate's Court · 1962
- In re the Estate of HoytNew York Surrogate's Court · 1967
- In re the Estate of WehrfritzNew York Surrogate's Court · 1936
- In re the Construction of the Will of ZumstineAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1961