Legal Opinion
In Re the Will of Von Kleist
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 20, 1934PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLehman, J.
Eugene von Kleist died in 1913 leaving a widow and three children. The widow received a life interest in the residuary estate. She is now dead. Each of the three children received a life interest after her death in a share of the residuary estate. The executor has delivered to each of these children a part of the corpus of the share in which such child had a life interest without requiring security from any of the children. Grandchildren who under the terms of the will have a remainder interest in the residuary estate if they survive their parents, claim that the executor was required to hold…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Smith v. . Van OstrandNew York Court of Appeals · 1876
- Bliven v. . SeymourNew York Court of Appeals · 1882
- Tyson v. . BlakeNew York Court of Appeals · 1860
- In Re the Judicial Settlement of the Accounts of McDougallNew York Court of Appeals · 1894
- Livingston v. . MurrayNew York Court of Appeals · 1877
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3Cited by12 opinions
- In re the Accounting of New York Trust Co.New York Surrogate's Court · 1951
- In re the Probate of the Will of ReckfordNew York Court of Appeals · 1954
- In re the Estate of MerrittNew York Surrogate's Court · 1944
- In re the Estate of BunkerNew York Surrogate's Court · 1944
- In re the Accounting of MissettNew York Surrogate's Court · 1961
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