Legal Opinion
In re the Accounting of Mohlmann
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided January 20, 1950PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FrankenthaxiEr, S.
The testator created a trust measured by the life of his daughter Rosana C. Hafner. She is now dead. In this accounting proceeding petitioner asks a construction of the will determining the persons entitled to receive the shares bequeathed “ unto the children of [the testator’s] daughter, Rosana.” At the time of that daughter’s death, no lineal descendants of her were living.
When the testator executed his will in 1892 he had three lines of descendants. Three grandchildren were issue of his living daughter Rosana, three were children of a deceased son, and one, Loretta…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Brown v. . QuintardNew York Court of Appeals · 1903
- Post v. . HoverNew York Court of Appeals · 1865
- Bradhurst v. . FieldNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
- Central Union Trust Co. v. TrimbleNew York Court of Appeals · 1930
- Leggett v. . StevensNew York Court of Appeals · 1906
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3Cited by2 opinions
- In re the Estate of BrahaneyNew York Surrogate's Court · 1982
- In re the Estate of CedarNew York Surrogate's Court · 1982