In re the Estate of Palmer
New York Surrogate's Court
1Opinion of the Court
Joseph A. Cox, S.
In this application for construction of the decedent’s will, interpretation is sought as to the meaning and *554effect of the language used by the testator with respect to the disposition of the remainder of one of the secondary trusts under article V of his will. The decedent died on February 25, 1934 and under article V of his will he bequeathed his residuary estate in trust for the life of his wife Emma. Upon her death he directed that the trust be divided into four parts and held in further trust for the lives of each of his four children. The decedent’s wife Emma died on…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- In Re the Accounting of the Farmers' Loan & Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1914
- In Re the Accounting of RoeNew York Court of Appeals · 1924
- In re the Construction of the Will of SchoellkopfNew York Surrogate's Court · 1960
3Cited by3 opinions
- In re the Estate of YoungNew York Surrogate's Court · 1969
- In re the Estate of OuterbridgeNew York Surrogate's Court · 1977
- Mercantile Trust Co. National Ass'n v. BrownSupreme Court of Missouri · 1971