In re the Judicial Settlement of the Account of Proceedings of Hart
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by Martha E. Cook and others from portions of a decree of the Surrogate’s Court of' the county of New York, entered in said Surrogate’s Court on the 18th day of December, 1900, judicially settling the accounts of James E. Hart and James H. Taft, as executors, etc., of Esther Woods, deceased.
1Opinion of the Court
Patterson, J.:
This is an appeal from so much of a ünal decree of the surrogate of the county of New York as settles and allows the accounts of executors and makes distribution of the residuary estate of the testatrix, Esther Woods. Such distribution was made under the provisions of the 21st clause of the last will and testament of the testatrix. The inquiry arising under the 21st clause involves the consideration and construction of the 15th, 16th and ltth clauses or paragraphs of the said will. Such clauses read as follows :
“ Fifteenth. I give,- devise and bequeath unto Sarah Hart and Esther…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Upington v. . CorriganNew York Court of Appeals · 1896
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- In re the Estate of MerrittNew York Surrogate's Court · 1944
- In re Proving the Last Will & Testament of PerazaNew York Surrogate's Court · 1911
- In re the Judicial Settlement of the Accounts of RocheNew York Surrogate's Court · 1907
- Hart v. HartAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1907