In re the Estate of Young
New York Surrogate's Court
Proceeding to obtain a construction of a will.
1Opinion of the Court
Schulz, S.
The decedent left a document which has been admitted to probate as her last will and testament, by which she bequeathed to one of her daughters the sum of $500, to another daughter $200, and to a niece the sum of $100. She then provided as follows: “ I direct my executor after paying the above bequests, out of the balance of my money on deposit in the Bowery Savings Bank and Seamans Savings Bank, that said balance shall be used to defray Funeral Expenses and the erection of a monument over my grave.”
The executor has brought this proceeding to obtain a construction of this clause of…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Ferrin v. . MyrickNew York Court of Appeals · 1869
- Phillips v. . DaviesNew York Court of Appeals · 1883
- Mann v. MannNew York Court of Chancery · 1814
- Reynolds v. . RobinsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1880
- Williams v. . FreemanNew York Court of Appeals · 1881
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Stubbs v. AbelOregon Supreme Court · 1925
- Estate of BrownCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1937
- In re the Probate of the Last Will & Testament of TurkNew York Surrogate's Court · 1927
- In re Construction of the Will of GetmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1968
- In re the Accounting of LevyNew York Surrogate's Court · 1960
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