Trustees of Amherst College v. Ritch
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from special term, New York county. Action by the trustees of Amherst College, the trustees of Dartmouth College, the trustees -of Hamilton College, the University of Rochester, and the president and trustees of Williams College against Thomas G. Ritch and others.
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Appeal from special term, New York county. Action by the trustees of Amherst College, the trustees of Dartmouth College, the trustees -of Hamilton College, the University of Rochester, and the president and trustees of Williams College against Thomas G. Ritch and others. Judgment was ordered directing that the residuary estate devised and bequeathed to defendants Ritch, Bulkley, and Vaughan was received and held by-them in trust for plaintiffs Yale College, Cornell University, Wesleyan University, Trinity College, the Hampton University of Virginia, Lincoln University, the University of…
1Opinion of the CourtFollett, J.
The testator, by his will and codicils, disposed of his estate as follows: By the first clause, he revoked all former wills. By the second, he directed the payment of his debts, funeral expenses, and the expenses of settling the estate. By the third, fourth, and fifth clauses, he devised and bequeathed to Lucy Fayerweather, his wife, $10,000; his residence, No. 11 East Fifty-Seventh street, with all the household furniture and effects therein, together with the horses and carriages and personal effects-in the stable connected with the house; and a net annual income of $15,000 during her life,…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Matter of Will of O'HaraNew York Court of Appeals · 1884
3Cited by6 opinions
- Rich v. TiffanyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1896
- Fayerweather v. RitchCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1899
- In re the Construction of the Will of HaydenNew York Surrogate's Court · 1950
- Moskowitz v. HornbergerAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1897
- In re Davis' WillAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1905
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