Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Tilly
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided November 5, 1976PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Nathan R. Sobel, S.
Incidental to its account, the trustee, Republic National Bank, requests construction of article third of David L. Tilly’s will.
Mr. Tilly died in 1949 leaving a will which he had executed in 1919, some 30 years before his death, and which was duly admitted to probate.
In article third, the will created a trust for the life income benefit of testator’s wife Gertrude. Upon her death, the princi*905pal was to be paid to son Willard and if he should predecease, to his issue. In fact Willard predeceased the testator, himself, as well as his mother, the income beneficiary, without…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Connelly v. . O'BrienNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
- Tillman v. . DavisNew York Court of Appeals · 1884
- In re Will of LarkinNew York Court of Appeals · 1961
- In Re the Will of ChalmersNew York Court of Appeals · 1934
- In Re the Accounting of Bankers Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1937
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Douglas v. NewellWyoming Supreme Court · 1986
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