Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Gatehouse
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided November 27, 1933PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Wingate, S.
The present proceeding raises again the frequently litigated question of testamentary interpretation, as to whether, on a gift for support and maintenance, the private resources of the beneficiary shall be taken into consideration in determining the amount properly payable to him for this purpose from the funds of the estate. An examination of reported cases on the subject indicates that this question is one of growing interest, since it has been raised almost as many times in the last decade as during the entire preceding period of New York legal history.
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2Cases cited32 opinions
- De Brauwere v. . De BrauwereNew York Court of Appeals · 1911
- In re the Estate of SmallmanNew York Surrogate's Court · 1931
- Holden v. . StrongNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Rezzemini v. . BrooksNew York Court of Appeals · 1923
- In re Brooklyn Trust Co.New York Surrogate's Court · 1929
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3Cited by32 opinions
- In Re the Accounting of the Manufacturers National Bank of TroyNew York Court of Appeals · 1936
- In re the Estate of CorliesNew York Surrogate's Court · 1934
- In re the Estate of HaydenNew York Surrogate's Court · 1939
- Hoops v. StephanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1944
- In Re Estate of WormanSupreme Court of Iowa · 1942
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