Baumann v. Steingester
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court to the second judicial department, entered December 23, 1913, affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a decision of the court on trial at Special Term. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtSeabuby, J.
— This action was commenced to obtain a construction of the last will of Maria Schadraek, deceased, and to have it adjudged that the plaintiff is the legatee described in subdivision 1 of paragraph “ Third ” of said will, and that she is one of the three residuary legatees referred to in paragraph *271“ Sixth ” of said will. The appellant, Magdalena Fnhge, answered and asked to have it adjudged that she is the legatee described in the two paragraphs of the will referred to above. The question at issue upon the trial related to the identity of the legatee referred to as “ Lena Baumann ” in the…
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