Legal Opinion

Manning v. Sheehan

New York Supreme Court

Decided January 15, 1912PublishedCited by 15 opinions

Action to construe a will and to obtain directions to the testamentary trustee as to the payment of moneys to the plaintiff, as beneficiary.

1Opinion of the CourtSutherland, J.

There would not seem to be much ambiguity iii the clause of the will of the testator constituting the trust which is in question here. The sixth clause of the will directs the residuary estate to be divided into six parts, continuing; “ I give, devise and bequeath unto my son, John S. Sheehan, and George E. Howes, one of said parts *376(or one-sixth of such remainder), in trust, however, to be received and held by them and by them to be kept properly invested for the use and benefit of my daughter, Eose Manning, of the Town of Brighton, N. Y.; and I hereby direct said trustees shall semi-annually…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Collister v. . FassittNew York Court of Appeals · 1900
  2. Pole v. PietschCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1884
  3. Collister v. FassittAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1896
  4. Forman v. WhitneyNew York Court of Appeals · 1865
  5. Collister v. FassittAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1897

3Cited by15 opinions

  1. State v. RubionTexas Supreme Court · 1957
  2. In re the Estate of GatehouseNew York Surrogate's Court · 1933
  3. In re McVicarAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1931
  4. In re the Estate of CrowNew York Surrogate's Court · 1968
  5. Rezzemini v. BrooksNew York Supreme Court · 1922

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