Legal Opinion
In re the Will of Berkel
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided September 14, 1944PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Savarese, S.
Adele Berkel died on January 17, 1943, leaving a last will and testament dated November 22, 1939, and two codicils thereto dated October 9, 1942, and December 30, 1942, which have been admitted to probate. She left no spouse or children surviving her. All her next of kin and all her legatees, save one, are residents and nationals of Germany.
By this proceeding the executor seeks a construction of the seventh paragraph of the will and the third paragraph of the first codicil which provides as follows:
“ Seventh. All the rest, residue and remainder of my property, whether real,…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Herzog v. . Title Guarantee Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1903
- Hard v. LeurendusNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
- Townshend v. . FrommerNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- Goodwin v. . CoddingtonNew York Court of Appeals · 1897
- Jacoby v. . JacobyNew York Court of Appeals · 1907
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3Cited by5 opinions
- In re the Accounting of GallagherNew York Surrogate's Court · 1949
- In re the Construction of the Will of KuehnleNew York Surrogate's Court · 1956
- In re the Accounting of RosenblumNew York Surrogate's Court · 1946
- Shephard v. GeboNevada Supreme Court · 1961
- In Re Krukenberg's EstateNevada Supreme Court · 1961