Legal Opinion

In re the Estate of Buhler

New York Surrogate's Court

Decided May 22, 1958PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Joseph A. Cox, S.

The testatrix created two trusts for the primary life use of her niece Elsie Van Keuren Baker. The first (paragraph sixth) was in the principal sum of $5,000; the other (paragraph seventh) consisted of one-sixth of the residuary estate. The remainders of the two trusts are disposed of in text that is identical and which reads: “ On the death of said Elsie Van Keuren [Baker], the trust hereby created shall cease and the entire corpus of the trust estate then remaining in the hands of the trustees shall go and belong to my niece, Carrie E. Van Keuren, and to my nephew,…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. In re the Accounting of WhitonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1953

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. In re the Estate of NicholasNew York Surrogate's Court · 1966

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