In re Hall
New York Surrogate's Court
Application for construction of a codicil to decedent’swill, upon judicial settlement of account of testamentary trustees. The facts appear sufficiently in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
The Surrogate.
George C. Hall, by a codicil to his will, made the following provision: “I hereby give, devise and bequeath unto my mother, if she shall survive me, the interest upon the sum of ten thousand dollars, which sum I hereby direct my executors to set apart for that purpose, and which sum I hereby assign to the trustees in my said will appointed, and direct them well and securely to invest, and the income thereof to pay, as often as convenient, to my mother during her life, and upon her death the principal sum *114thereof to divide among my personal representatives as personal property.”
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2Cases cited2 opinions
- Drake v. PellNew York Court of Chancery · 1839
- Watson v. BonneyThe Superior Court of New York City · 1849