Graves v. Graves
New York Supreme Court
Case submitted on agreed statement. Action by diaries C. Graves against Augusta C. Graves and others to obtain a judicial construction of the will of Caroline Moore, late of Erie county, deceased.
1Opinion of the CourtDwight, J.
The object of this submission is to obtain a judicial construction of the ninth or residuary clause of the will of Mrs. Caroline Moore, late of Buffalo, deceased. The defendant, Mrs. Graves, was the adopted daughter of the testatrix, and the plaintiff is the son and one of seven children of Mrs. Graves, who were living at the time of the death of Mrs. Moore. The clause in question reads as follows: “I do give, devise, and bequeath all the rest, residue, and remainder of my property and estate, both real, personal, and mixed, of every name and nature, and wherever situate, to my adopted…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Ferrer v. . PyneNew York Court of Appeals · 1880
- Stevenson v. . LesleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1877
- Vincent v. . NewhouseNew York Court of Appeals · 1881
- In Re the Judicial Settlement of the Accounts of the ExecutorsNew York Court of Appeals · 1883
- Lee v. LeeNew York Supreme Court · 1863
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- In re Moore's EstateNew York Supreme Court · 1895
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