Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Benson
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided May 17, 1978Published
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
John D. Bennett, J.
In this accounting proceeding the court is requested to construe the decedent’s will to determine whether a stepdaughter is to receive additional assets other than that provided for in the account.
*653The decedent who died in 1939 left his residuary estate to his wife for life with remainder over to the extent of three fourths to the decedent’s brother if he be living at the time of the wife’s death and the other one fourth to the decedent’s stepdaughter if she be living at the time of his wife’s death. In the event that the brother or stepdaughter or both…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- In re the Estate of HoneNew York Surrogate's Court · 1936
- In re the Open, Vacate & Set Aside a Decree of this Court, Dated February 8, 1927, Granting Letters of Administration to HoneAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1937