Legal Opinion
In re the Accounting of Carman
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided September 20, 1946PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Delehanty, S.
The testamentary plan of deceased was designed primarily to assure the welfare of his wife. Secondarily deceased desired to devote his wgalth in great part to charity. He made provision that one tenth of a sum ascertained by a particular formula should pass to remote relatives and that another tenth of such sum should pass to his wife’s estate if she predeceased him. The testamentary plan provided for outright gifts and gifts in trust which are import*27ant here only because they enter int.o the operation of the formula just noticed. There is special provision for the impact of…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Ecker v. Western Pacific R. Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Bishop v. BishopNew York Court of Appeals · 1931
- Red Hook Cold Storage Co. v. Department of LaborNew York Court of Appeals · 1945
- In re the Estate of HarrimanNew York Surrogate's Court · 1924
- Matter of LyonNew York Court of Appeals · 1935
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3Cited by12 opinions
- In re the Accounting of DullesNew York Surrogate's Court · 1950
- In re the Construction of the Will of BushAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1956
- In re the Estate of GalewitzNew York Surrogate's Court · 1955
- In re McKinneyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
- In re the Construction of the Will of JamesNew York Surrogate's Court · 1950
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