Young v. Du Bois
New York Supreme Court
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
- Vanderpoel v. . LoewNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
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