Pottstown Hospital v. New York Life Ins. & Trust Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
Action by the Pottstown Hospital against the New'York Rife Insurance & Trust Company, as executor of the last will and testament of William Alexander Smith, deceased.
1Opinion of the Court
HORT, District Judge.
This suit is brought by the Pottstown Hospital, a charitable corporation organized under the laws of Pennsylvania, maintaining a hospital at Pottstown, Pa., to recover a legacy of $3,000, bequeathed to it in the will of William Alexander Smith. The testator was a citizen of New York residing and domiciled in Rock-land county. He died Ma.v 31. 1911, leaving a will executed May 17, *1971911, which has been duly admitted to probate. The defense is that the legacy was void because of the provisions of sections 18 and 19 of the Decedents’ Estates Law of New York (Consol. Laws…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Trustees of Amherst College v. RitchNew York Court of Appeals · 1897
- Chamberlain v. . ChamberlainNew York Court of Appeals · 1871
- Hollis v. . Drew Theological SeminaryNew York Court of Appeals · 1884
- Matter of Estate of PrimeNew York Court of Appeals · 1893
- Kerr v. . DoughertyNew York Court of Appeals · 1880
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