Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Wainwright
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided November 23, 1935PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Slater, S.
In this accounting proceeding numerous questions relating to the care of the estate have been presented to the court.
The will was executed on March 12, 1928, prior to the financial depression. The decedent died November 3, 1930. The will disposed of the testator’s own property as well as “ all the property of which I may have the right or power to dispose at the time of my death.” Under-the will of his mother, Margaret S. Wainwright, the decedent was the beneficiary of a trust with a power of appointment. Pursuant to the terms of his will, he executed the appointment.
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2Cases cited15 opinions
- Lawrence v. . LittlefieldNew York Court of Appeals · 1915
- In Re the Judicial Settlement of the Account of AlbertsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
- In Re the Accounting of Brooklyn Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1932
- Furniss v. . CruikshankNew York Court of Appeals · 1921
- Spencer v. . SpencerNew York Court of Appeals · 1916
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- In re MorrisonNew York Surrogate's Court · 1936