Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Billings
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided August 6, 1930PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Harrington, S.
This is a special proceeding for the construction of decedent’s will, pursuant to section 145 of the Surrogate’s Court Act. Decedent’s will, dated August 27, 1928, and prepared by the attorney for the petitioner herein, was duly admitted to probate by this court on November 5, 1928. The inventory filed shows personalty of the appraised value of $918,003.62 and realty of the appraised value of $36,000.
The will contains nine paragraphs. Petitioner requests that five of these be construed by this court. They read as follows:
“ Second. I give and bequeath in trust to my wife’s…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- In Re the Accounting of SilsbyNew York Court of Appeals · 1920
- Cammann v. . BaileyNew York Court of Appeals · 1913
- Matter of StanfieldNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
- Cooke v. . MeekerNew York Court of Appeals · 1867
- Reynolds v. . ReynoldsNew York Court of Appeals · 1918
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3Cited by3 opinions
- In re the Estate of BillingsNew York Surrogate's Court · 1931
- In re the Estate of BillingsNew York Surrogate's Court · 1931
- In re the Estate of BillingsNew York Surrogate's Court · 1931