Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Kosek
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 14, 1973PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Chief Judge Fuld.
Osvald Kosek was a Czechoslovakian refugee who, after his property -had been confiscated by the Czechoslovakian communist government, had come to this country some time prior to 1957. He died in 1960, leaving a will in which he bequeathed his estate — having a value of about $50,000 — in trust for the benefit of his niece, Milena Petrof-ova, and her son, his grandnephew, Ivan Petrof. The will directed the trustee to “ apply ” the income “ together with so much of the principal thereof as he, in his sole and unlimited discretion may determine, for the support, maintenance and…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Towne v. EisnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1918
- Cabell v. MarkhamCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1945
- Central Hanover B. & T. Co. v. Commissioner of Int. Rev.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1947
- In re the Accounting of GreenNew York Court of Appeals · 1953
- In re the Estate of KarmanNew York Surrogate's Court · 1966
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3Cited by28 opinions
- In re the Estate of BellowsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
- In re the Estate of LeporeNew York Surrogate's Court · 1985
- In re the Estate of KhadadNew York Surrogate's Court · 1987
- In re the Estate of SymondsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981
- Gourary v. GouraryAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
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