Legal Opinion
Woodside Presbyterian Church v. Burden
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 23, 1934PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCrapser, J.
On May 28, 1910, Margaret E. Proudfit wrote to I. Townsend Burden and Evelyn Burden a letter which referred to the codicil of a previous will drawn approximately three years before the execution of her last will and testament.
“ My dear Nephew and Niece: It is my express desire and purpose in giving to you Twenty Five Thousand Dollars by the codicil to my will, although I do not make it a trust and condition, that you should with it create a trust of that amount with the Knickerbocker Trust Company, or if for any reason that shall be impracticable, then with some other solvent and appropriate…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Martin v. . FunkNew York Court of Appeals · 1878
- Locke v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1893
- In Re the Accounting of BrownNew York Court of Appeals · 1930
3Cited by6 opinions
- Poirier & McLane Corp. v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1975
- In re the Estate of SweeneyNew York Surrogate's Court · 1935
- Esbeco Distilling Corp. v. BlockAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1939
- Poirier & McLane Corp. v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1975
- Woodside Presbyterian Church v. BurdenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1935
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