Legal Opinion

In re the Estate of Jacobson

New York Surrogate's Court

Decided January 12, 1962Published

1Opinion of the Court

Joseph Á. Cox, S.

The petitioner in the case at bar who is the general guardian of two infants named in the decedent’s will, seeks a construction of a paragraph in the said will which reads as follows: “To my grand-nephew Jimmie Rouen and to my grand-niece Jane Rouen I leave the rest of my income to be used to further their education in college. It is to be divided equally between the two Rouens, Jimmie and Jane.” The will is holographic and at the start thereof the decedent enumerates her assets consisting of stocks and savings accounts and states where they may be found. In the next…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Cammann v. . BaileyNew York Court of Appeals · 1913
  2. Overheiser v. . LackeyNew York Court of Appeals · 1913
  3. Hatch v. . BassettNew York Court of Appeals · 1873
  4. St. Luke's Home v. . Ass'n for Indigent FemalesNew York Court of Appeals · 1873
  5. Waterman v. New York Life Insurance & Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1923

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