Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Van Inwegen
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided May 10, 1976PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtIrving A. Green, J.
The executors have petitioned the court for construction of article "fourth” of the will, which reads as follows:
"fourth: All the rest, residue and remainder of my property and estate, whether real, personal or mixed, of whatsoever the same may consist and wheresoever situate at the time of my decease, I give, devise and bequeath in equal shares unto my following named eleven cousins, namely: MAUDE S. VEITH, DOROTHY STEPHENSON, CYNTHIA FARRELL, JAMES VEITH, VINCENT VAN INWEGEN, DONALD PANTLEY, MARY JANE PANTLEY, CAROLYN SCHÜTZ, MINNIE PIATT, LEE LABARR and ELIZABETH SMITH.
"If my cousin,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- In re the Estate of DammannNew York Court of Appeals · 1963
- In Re the Will of BirdsellNew York Court of Appeals · 1947
- In re the Estate of NieldNew York Surrogate's Court · 1964
3Cited by1 opinion
- In re the Estate of MillsNew York Surrogate's Court · 1978