Legal Opinion
In re Irving Trust Co.
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided November 11, 1929PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Wingate, S.
This is an application for a construction of the will of Phebe J. Woodruff, which was admitted to probate in this court on the 4th day of June, 1920, made upon the final accounting of the trustees.
The questions raised concern the rights of three beneficiaries named in the “ thirteenth ” item of the will who survived the testatrix but died prior to the termination of the life estates.
By the first eight items of the will, testatrix gave specific bequests to her two sons, her stepgrandson, her stepdaughter and for cemetery care. Item “ ninth ” erected a trust of $15,000 for her…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Moore v. LittelNew York Court of Appeals · 1869
- Nelson v. . RussellNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
- Roosa v. . HarringtonNew York Court of Appeals · 1902
- In re the Transfer Tax upon the Trust Created by the Will of HaggertyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1908
- In re Bankers Trust Co.New York Surrogate's Court · 1929
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3Cited by23 opinions
- In re the Estate of LeonardNew York Surrogate's Court · 1932
- In re the Estate of AckermanNew York Surrogate's Court · 1930
- In re the Estate of HilliardNew York Surrogate's Court · 1937
- In re the Estate of MooresNew York Surrogate's Court · 1935
- In re the Estate of MilhauNew York Surrogate's Court · 1934
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