Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of McArdle
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided June 3, 1933PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Henderson, S.
The testatrix died on June 7, 1932, and her executor requests, in the form of questions, a construction of her will which consists of two holographic instruments and reads as follows:
“June 29/28
“ This is my last will and testament
“ I want to leave the half of my Estate to Charity and divided as follows. I want to leave to St. Columbus Church west 25 St. near (9) Ave. ($250) two hundred & fifty dollars for a Scholarship in my name
“ I want a Perpetual trust fund created and the half of the money I have in the Banks in my own name and the half of the money in Guaranteed Mortgage…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- In re the Estate of SmallmanNew York Surrogate's Court · 1931
- In Re the Accounting of MorrisNew York Court of Appeals · 1919
- In re the Judicial Settlement of the Account of Proceedings of ArrowsmithAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1914
- In re the Judicial Settlement of the Account of Proceedings of AllendorfNew York Surrogate's Court · 1927
3Cited by5 opinions
- In re the Estate of BrushNew York Surrogate's Court · 1935
- Christiana v. RyersonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1947
- Estate of ButinCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1947
- In re the Estate of FermerNew York Surrogate's Court · 1941
- In re the Estate of VoorhisNew York Surrogate's Court · 1941