Legal Opinion

In re the Estate of Condax

New York Surrogate's Court

Decided March 13, 1958PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

S. Samuel Di Falco, S.

In this proceeding to settle the account of executors and trustees and for a construction, the court construes the will as follows: Under paragraph Fourth thereof the widow is entitled to one third of the net estate after deduction of funeral and administration expenses and debts, but before deduction of taxes (Matter of Whitman, 125 N. Y. S. 2d 165).

Under paragraph Fifth the testator clearly intended to establish four separate trusts for the benefit of his four children, to be administered as a single trust (Matter of Colegrove, 221 N. Y. 455). The income should be…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. In Re the Estate of HayesNew York Court of Appeals · 1934
  2. In Re the Estate of ColegroveNew York Court of Appeals · 1917
  3. Hadcox v. . CodyNew York Court of Appeals · 1915
  4. In re the Accounting of Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1953
  5. In re the Accounting of Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1954

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. In re the Estate of SaphirNew York Surrogate's Court · 1973
  2. In re the Estate of TuckerNew York Surrogate's Court · 1973
  3. Estate of Melville v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1993

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