Legal Opinion

In re the Estate of Bruce

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided June 15, 1987PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

In a proceeding seeking a construction of the will of the testatrix Edith Bruce concerning the payment of estate taxes, the appeal is from a decree of the Surrogate’s Court, Dutchess County (Benson, S.), dated September 23, 1985, which determined that all the estate taxes were to be paid out of the residuary estate, without apportionment and without contribution from any recipient of nontestamentary assets.

Ordered that the decree is affirmed, without costs to the respondent payable out of the estate.

On June 12, 1978, the testatrix Edith Bruce (hereinafter the testatrix) executed her will,…

2Cases cited6 opinions

In Re the Accounting of the United States Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1933
In re the Estate of PepperNew York Court of Appeals · 1954
In Re the Accounting of PhippsNew York Court of Appeals · 1948
In re the Accounting of PhippsNew York Supreme Court · 1946
In re the Estate of WalkerNew York Court of Appeals · 1985

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