Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Martin
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided December 20, 1989PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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Renee R. Roth, S.
The issue before the court in this construction proceeding is whether testator Henry Bradley Martin authorized his executors under article twenty-fourth of his will to sell his extensive library collection at a price "less than full market value” thereby imperiling the marital deduction for the QTIP trust established for his wife.
The major asset of Mr. Martin’s estate consists of an extraordinary library collection. Included among the collection are Sir Thomas Moore’s "Utopia” printed in 1516, Shakespeare’s "Rape of Lucrece” (1594), the first English…
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- In re the Estate of StalpNew York Surrogate's Court · 1974
- In Re the Accounting of the Equitable Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1931
- In re SnideNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- In re the Estate of GoldsteinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1975
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