Lane v. Albertson
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, John J. Albertson, as executor, etc., of John G. Lane, deceased, and by the defendants, Elizabeth S. Albert-son and William J. Lane, individually, from portions of a judgment of the Supreme Court, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Dutchess on the 13th day of May, 1902, upon the decision of the court rendered after a trial at the Kings County Special Term.
1Opinion of the Court
Jenks, J.:
The first question is whether William J. Lane is entitled under the will to any interest in the shares of stock in Lane Brothers Company owned by the testator. This requires construction of the 14th and 15th clauses of the will which read as follows: “ 14th. If I should die before the consummation of the agreement made by myself and brother William J. Lane for the disposal of our firm’s business, said agreement taking effect May 1st, 1894, and to be consummated May 1st, 1899,1 direct my executors to adhere to the spirit if not possible or advisable to follow the exact letter of the…
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