Legal Opinion

Young v. Du Bois

New York Supreme Court

Decided August 15, 1908PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Action for the construction of a will.

1Opinion of the Court

Goff, T.

The only defendant of the six who contests the validity of the four trusts created by the testatrix is the residuary legatee, William M. Du Bois. He endeavors to do this by straining the meaning of three words in paragraph 12, which reads as follows: “ It is my will, and I hereby direct that if the said Mabel Du Bois should die without issue or direct descendants, that the said trustee shall pay over all of the aforesaid trust funds mentioned in the Fourth, Seventh, Eighth and Eleventh clauses or paragraphs of this my Will, and all accumulations thereon, to the Woman’s Board of…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Vanderpoel v. . LoewNew York Court of Appeals · 1889

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. In Re Devincenzi's EstateNevada Supreme Court · 1948
  2. First National Bank of Nevada v. MosconiNevada Supreme Court · 1948
  3. Simons-Mayrant Co. v. QuerySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1928

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