Legal Opinion
In re the Judicial Settlement of the Estate of Bailey
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided February 25, 1925PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Harrington, S.:
The estate of the decedent having been duly administered and now ready for final distribution, the executor and trustee on the final judicial settlement of his accounts as such has asked for a construction of the will of the decedent in order to guide him as to how the proceeds of the estate should be distributed to those entitled to the- same.
*467The testator died September 30, 1913, leaving a widow and several brothers, sisters, nephews and nieces as his next of kin. He left no descendants.
The only part of the will to be construed is paragraph marked “ eighth,” which reads as…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- In Re the Accounting of CraneNew York Court of Appeals · 1900
- New York Life Insurance & Trust Co. v. WinthropNew York Court of Appeals · 1923
- In Re the Accounting of SilsbyNew York Court of Appeals · 1920
- Cammann v. . BaileyNew York Court of Appeals · 1913
- Salter v. . DrowneNew York Court of Appeals · 1912
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3Cited by4 opinions
- In re the Estate of IvesNew York Surrogate's Court · 1936
- In re ButtnerNew York Surrogate's Court · 1925
- In re the Construction of the Will of WatsonNew York Surrogate's Court · 1951
- In re the Estate of WilsonNew York Surrogate's Court · 1944