Legal Opinion
Lynes v. . Townsend
New York Court of Appeals
Decided September 5, 1865PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The question for adjudication in this action is, whether real estate, located in the State of New York, acquired by a testator after the making of his will, descended to the heir-at-law, or passed to the executors, by the terms of the will.
This action was commenced by the executors of Sanford Coley, deceased, to obtain a proper construction of the will, and the determination of that question. The judge who tried the case, without a jury, found the following facts:
That the said Sanford Coley died on the 20th day of August, 1857, having, on the 14th day of July, 1845, made and published in his…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Delafield v. . ParishNew York Court of Appeals · 1862
- Van Kleeck v. Ministers of the Reformed Dutch ChurchNew York Court of Chancery · 1837
- Van Vechten v. Van VeghtenNew York Court of Chancery · 1840
- Schauber v. JacksonCourt for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors · 1828
- Barheydt v. BarheydtNew York Supreme Court · 1838
3Cited by24 opinions
- Brown v. . QuintardNew York Court of Appeals · 1903
- Hirsch v. BuckiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1914
- Carley v. . HarperNew York Court of Appeals · 1916
- Dreyer v. . ReismanNew York Court of Appeals · 1911
- Quinn v. . HardenbrookNew York Court of Appeals · 1873
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