Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Kissam
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided January 15, 1921PublishedCited by 4 opinions
Proceeding for the construction of a will.
1Opinion of the Court
Foley, S.
On this accounting a question of construction of the will arises. The testator died April *72526,1885, and his will was proved in this court May 22, 1885. Separate trust funds were created for the benefit of the testator’s six children. The trust fund created for the testator’s daughter, Lucy E. Reynolds, by paragraphs 7 and 10 of the will, is the only one involved in this proceeding. By the first part of paragraph 7 the testator created a life estate for the benefit of his daughter Lucy in a one-sixth part of all the residue and remainder of his estate, with the net income to her during…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- In Re the Accounting of BuechnerNew York Court of Appeals · 1919
- In Re the Appraisal Under the Transfer Tax Acts of the Property of KimberlyNew York Court of Appeals · 1896
- Kalish v. . KalishNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
- Clark v. . CammannNew York Court of Appeals · 1899
- Schult v. . MollNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
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3Cited by4 opinions
- In re FlintNew York Surrogate's Court · 1922
- In re the Judicial Settlement of the Account of Proceedings of Westchester Trust Co.New York Surrogate's Court · 1922
- In re the Estate of DyckmanNew York Surrogate's Court · 1930
- In re the Judicial Settlement of the Account of the Westchester Trust Co.New York Surrogate's Court · 1922