Thomson v. Hill
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from special term, ¡New York county. Action by David Thomson, as trustee of the estate of Benjamin Lord, deceased, and Mary Hanson against Emma C. Hill and others, to obtain a construction of the will of said decedent. From a judgment construing the will, plaintiff Mary Hanson and defendants Emma C. Hill and others appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtO’Brien, J.
This action was brought to obtain a construction of the will of Benjamin Lord, who died in 1851. Of those mentioned in the will who survived him, Caleb Knapp died in 1851, Lavinia Knapp died in 1863, Mary Van Veghten died in 1875, and Sarah Louisa Reed died in 1886. The testator having alienated the property mentioned in the third clause of the will, and the trust mentioned in the second clause having determined, there is left for construction the fourth clause, which reads as follows:
“Fourth. Upon the death of the said Sarah Louisa Reed, it is my will that the whole of the rest, residue, and…
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