Legal Opinion
In re the Accounting of Coppers
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided August 28, 1950PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Griffiths, S.
It appearing that the assets of this estate are insufficient to satisfy all legacies in full, it is necessary to determine the nature of the various bequests contained in the will.
By paragraph “ third ” of the will, the testator bequeathed the sum of $150 to a named church and directed that said sum be used for the purpose of having masses said “ for the repose of the souls of the members of the Nolan family.” By paragraph “ fourth ” he bequeathed a like sum to the “ Catholic Foreign Missions of Ossining, New York ” for the purpose of having “ Gregorian masses said for the repose…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- In re the Estate of SmallmanNew York Surrogate's Court · 1931
- Crawford v. . McCarthyNew York Court of Appeals · 1899
- Tifft v. . PorterNew York Court of Appeals · 1853
- In Re the Accounting of BrannNew York Court of Appeals · 1916
- Ametrano v. . DownsNew York Court of Appeals · 1902
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Kane v. Mercantile Trust Co. National AssociationSupreme Court of Missouri · 1974
- Estate of SilversteinCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1984
- In re the Accounting of KennedyNew York Surrogate's Court · 1960
- In re the Estate of GerringerNew York Surrogate's Court · 1969