Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Harrington
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 9, 1935PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCrosby, J.
This proceeding was started in the Surrogate’s Court of Oneida county to have the sixth and eighth paragraphs of decedent’s will judicially construed. The sixth paragraph is the important one to consider, as the eighth merely disposes of the residuum which includes any lapsed legacies.
The sixth paragraph gives to decedent’s niece, Nellie M. Bacon, the life use of certain real and personal property, and the remainder (converted into money) at her death, “ to the Rome Hospital and the managers and trustees thereof by whatsoever name known in trust however to build with said monies and proceeds…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Sherman v. Richmond Hose Co. No. 2New York Court of Appeals · 1921
- Booth v. Baptist Church of Christ of PoughkeepsieNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- Mount v. . TuttleNew York Court of Appeals · 1906
3Cited by17 opinions
- In re NixonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1936
- In re the Construction of the Will of LawlessNew York Surrogate's Court · 1949
- In re the Estate of BowneNew York Surrogate's Court · 1958
- In re Syracuse UniversityNew York Court of Appeals · 1958
- In re the Estate of GoehringerNew York Surrogate's Court · 1972
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