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In re the Construction of the Will of Butler
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 15, 1956PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtCox, J.
The administratrix of the life beneficiary of a trust appeals from a decree of the Surrogate’s Court which directed distribution of the remainder of the trust estate of Basil Gordon Butler, deceased, based upon a construction of paragraph 7 of the last will and testament of the decedent, adjudging that there was no effective disposition of the remainder of the trust and that it passed by intestacy to the distributees of the decedent.
In 1947, the surviving executor, under the last will and testament of the decedent, made application for settlement of the accounts of the executors, for a…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Tillman v. . OgrenNew York Court of Appeals · 1920
- In re Brooklyn Trust Co.New York Surrogate's Court · 1929
- In Re the Accounting of Brooklyn Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1930
- In re McGowanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1930
- In re McGowanNew York Surrogate's Court · 1929
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- Gibran v. ALFRED A. KNOPF, INCORPORATEDDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1957