Legal Opinion

In re the Construction of Will of Hunt

New York Surrogate's Court

Decided June 15, 1921PublishedCited by 2 opinions

Proceeding upon the construction of a will.

1Opinion of the Court

Slater, S.

Petitioners seek construction of the will of Daniel Hunt. The will is a short one, and I will recite it in full:

“ I, Daniel Hunt, of the town of Harrison, do make, publish and declare this my last will and testament.

“ First. Whereas, my grandchildren Albert Bell, Jr., and Raymond Chandler, will, upon my death, be each entitled to one-fourth of the property devised and bequeathed by the will of my brother, Harrison Hunt, to me for life, with remainder to my children; and, whereas, my two sons are living and working with me and helped me to accumulate my property, I have-*25omitted in…

2Cases cited17 opinions

In Re the Accounting of BuechnerNew York Court of Appeals · 1919
Robinson v. . MartinNew York Court of Appeals · 1910
Matter of Accounting of BensonNew York Court of Appeals · 1884
Riker v. . CornwellNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
In Re the Judicial Settlement of the Accounts of JamesNew York Court of Appeals · 1895

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3Cited by2 opinions

In re the Construction of the Will of HuntAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1923
In re the Final Judicial Settlement of the Account of Proceedings of DouglassNew York Surrogate's Court · 1923