In re the Estate of Snowden
New York Surrogate's Court
1Opinion of the Court
Pelletreau, S.
The court is asked to construe certain provisions of the will of James H. Snowden. Decedent’s children Marian Snowden and Janet Snowden are by his first marriage. The parents were divorced and the first wife still survives. She has remarried and her name now is Marian Adair Davidson. The decedent also remarried and is survived by his second wife, Beulah M. Snowden. This controversy relates particularly to the following clauses of the will:
*871“ Second. I give and bequeath unto my daughters, Marian Snowden and Janet Snowden, the miniature of my mother, the furniture in their bed…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- In re the Estate of ScolpinoNew York Surrogate's Court · 1930
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