Kingsbury v. Brandegee
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
AppEAL'by the defendants, Julius M. Mayer,.as Attorney-General of the State of .HéW York, and others, from- a- judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiffs and certain of the defendants, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Oneida on the 3d-day of October, 1904, upon- the decision of the court rendered after a trial at the Oneida Special Term. . - - ■ ■
1Opinion of the Court
Williams, J.:
The judgment should be reversed and a new' trial granted, with costs to the appellants to abide event.
The action is for a construction of the provisions of the will of Amy J. Perkins. She died leaving no husband and no lineal descendants. Her only heir and next of kin was Mary A. Petrie, who died after the deceased. The deceased left a will and three codicils. She' left personal property, exclusive of specific legacies, valued at $26,531.46, and real estate valued at $32,310. Two parcels of this real estate, valued at $15,000 and $6,000 respectively, and some specific articles of…
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