Legal Opinion
In re the Construction of the Will of Schachter
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided December 6, 1949PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Savarese, S.
This is a proceeding to construe the will of Iro Schachter who died on November 16, 1948, survived by his *856widow, a daughter, and a grandson, only child of the daughter. The widow has duly elected to take her share of the estate as in intestacy pursuant to section 18 of the Decedent Estate Law. In this eventuality only one paragraph of the will disposes of the estate. It reads as follows: “ In the event that my beloved wife, Helen Schechter, should prefer to take such portion of my estate as is legally hers under the New York Decedents Law, in that event I give and bequeath to her…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Tillman v. . OgrenNew York Court of Appeals · 1920
- Vincent v. RixNew York Court of Appeals · 1928
- Seaward v. . DavisNew York Court of Appeals · 1910
- Locke v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1893
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3Cited by3 opinions
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