In re the Estate of Hurlbut
New York Surrogate's Court
Proceeding for the judicial settlement of the account of executors and trustees.
1Opinion of the Court
Thomas, S.
The legal estate for his life, devised to "the hus>band of the testatrix by the third clause of her will, did not suspend the power of alienation for any period or for any pur*465póse. So long as the husband lived he could convey his life estate to whomsoever he chose, and the only difficulty in conveying the entire fee arose from the provisions in the fourth clause of the will, which created ¡a trust in the remainder, after the husband’s life estate, the continuance of which was measured by the lives of her two sons, with an ultimate remainder to the grandchildren of the testatrix who…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Bowditch v. . AyraultNew York Court of Appeals · 1893
- Frethey v. DurantAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1897
- Bailey v. . BaileyNew York Court of Appeals · 1884
- Amory v. . LordNew York Court of Appeals · 1853
- La Farge v. BrownAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1898
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3Cited by3 opinions
- In re the Accounting of CorwinNew York Supreme Court · 1967
- United States Trust Co. v. WebbNew York Supreme Court · 1920
- In re the Construction of the Will of SiskNew York Surrogate's Court · 1950