Legal Opinion
In the the Application for a Construction of the Will of Deming
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided January 15, 1919PublishedCited by 2 opinions
Application for the construction of a will.
1Opinion of the Court
Fowler, S.
I may notice that the petition contains no allegation that all persons are of full age and all are of sound mind. This should he corrected.
*134The construction of paragraphs second and seventh of the will is aslced in this proceeding. Testatrix died without leaving her surviving any heirs at law or next of ldn. The estate is personal property and came to her from her husband. At the time of the death of testatrix her husband’s sister, nephews, nieces and grandnieces were surviving and were, within the meaning of section 98, subdivision 16, Decedent Estate Law, the substituted next of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- In Re the Appraisal Under the Transfer Tax Acts of the Property of KimberlyNew York Court of Appeals · 1896
- Kerr v. . DoughertyNew York Court of Appeals · 1880
- In Re the Accounting of KingNew York Court of Appeals · 1910
- In re the Estate of BarrettAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1909
- In re Estate of KathanNew York Surrogate's Court · 1915
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Byrd v. WallisMississippi Supreme Court · 1938
- In re the Estate of BakerNew York Surrogate's Court · 1933