Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Thomas
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided November 27, 1962Published
1Opinion of the Court
Joseph A. Cox, S.
In this proceeding petitioner seeks construction of the First and Second paragraphs of decedent’s will dated December 12, 1941. Paragraph First provides: ‘‘1 give and bequeath to the Armenian Lebanon Sanitorium in Libya, if such institution can be located by my executor hereinafter named, the sum of one thousand ($1000) dollars, it being understood, however, that if the said institution has been destroyed as a result of the present war and is not rebuilt at the time this will is admitted to probate, then I give and bequeath said sum to any Armenian institution in the present…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Lefevre v. . LefevreNew York Court of Appeals · 1875
- In Re the Accounting of WalkerNew York Court of Appeals · 1944
- In re the Accounting of LewisNew York Surrogate's Court · 1957
- In re the Accounting of DelaneyNew York Surrogate's Court · 1951
- In re the Construction of the Will of BergenNew York Surrogate's Court · 1959
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