Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Campbell
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided June 10, 1939PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Foley, S.
The complications in the interpretation of the will of the testator have been the subject of a prior decision of the Surrogate, which was affirmed by the Appellate Division. (Matter of Campbell, N. Y. L. J. Feb. 8, 1936, p. 721; affd., 251 App. Div. 820.) Additional questions are raised in the pending proceeding for construction. Certain of them were disposed of by my preliminary decision, (N. Y. L. J. March 29,1939, p. 1430), and certain others by my rulings upon the argument.(1) The most important remaining question involves the effect of a condition attached to a bequest to the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Oliver v. WellsNew York Court of Appeals · 1930
- In Re the Probate of the Will of RobinsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1911
- Collister v. . FassittNew York Court of Appeals · 1900
- Havens v. . Sackett and HavensNew York Court of Appeals · 1857
- In Re the Will of LibermanNew York Court of Appeals · 1939
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Greenough v. Tax Assessors of NewportSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- In re the Will of BurnsideNew York Surrogate's Court · 1945
- Clements v. NeblettSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1963
- In re the Construction of the Will of TourneauNew York Surrogate's Court · 1956
- In re the Accounting of HockenberyNew York Surrogate's Court · 1947
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