Legal Opinion

In re the Estate of Schwartzkopf

New York Surrogate's Court

Decided March 19, 1954PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Rubenstein, S.

Testator’s widow seeks a determination of her right of election against his will. He bequeathed $1 to each of four children, $2,000 to his daughter, Dora; $1,000 in trust for a grandson; and the residue in trust, one half for his widow, and one quarter each for the benefit of two religious institutions. The trust provisions for the widow were 4 ‘ To pay weekly to my said wife the sum of Twenty ($20.) Dollars out of the income of my said wife’s trust fund during her lifetime, and if the income shall be insufficient for that purpose to pay weekly out of the principal of said trust…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. In re the Estate of CurleyNew York Surrogate's Court · 1936
  2. In re the Estate of SchmidtNew York Surrogate's Court · 1938
  3. In Re the Construction of the Will of SchmidtNew York Court of Appeals · 1940
  4. In re the Estate of GoldsmithNew York Surrogate's Court · 1940
  5. In re the Estate of LevyNew York Surrogate's Court · 1939

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. In re the Estate of BleierNew York Surrogate's Court · 1959
  2. In re the Estate of LunneyNew York Surrogate's Court · 1959
  3. In re the Construction of the Last Will of GershNew York Surrogate's Court · 1958
  4. In re the Estate of AaronsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1963
  5. In re the Estate of HeedeNew York Surrogate's Court · 1961

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