In re the Judicial Settlement of the Estate of Barrett
New York Surrogate's Court
1Opinion of the Court
Feely, S.
For the purpose of building onto a hospital an addition as a memorial to himself, this testator bequeathed to the Infants Summer Hospital the sum of $10,000, “ provided ” within five years of his death, or that of his wife, “ an additional $20,000.00 shall be raised for said hospital and shall be given to it for the same purpose; and in the event that such amount is not raised and given, then the entire principal of this bequest, together with any accumulated income, shall revert to and become a part of my residuary estate.” The residuary estate is given to the legatees named in the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Parkhurst v. GinnMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1917
- In re the Judicial Settlement of the Accounts of FrankenheimerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1909