Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Foster
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided June 28, 1940PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Foley, S.
The determination of several preliminary questions of construction of the will of the testator is sought in this accounting proceeding.
By item Fifth of his will the testator bequeathed to his wife for life his entire residuary estate. He then provided in item Sixth as follows:
“ Upon the death of my said wife, or upon my death if I survive her, then I give and bequeath all of my said residuary estate (which I have given and bequeathed to my wife for life) to the Brooklyn Trust Company, of the Borough of Brooklyn, in the City of New York, as my executor and trustee, for the following…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- In Re the Accounting of BuechnerNew York Court of Appeals · 1919
- In Re the Accounting of the United States Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1933
- Connelly v. . O'BrienNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
- Wright v. . WrightNew York Court of Appeals · 1919
- Fulton Trust Co. v. . PhillipsNew York Court of Appeals · 1916
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3Cited by11 opinions
- In Re the Construction of the Will of MaybaumNew York Court of Appeals · 1947
- In re the Construction of the Will of WatsonNew York Surrogate's Court · 1951
- In re the Accounting of Chase Manhattan BankNew York Surrogate's Court · 1957
- In re the Accounting of LurrieNew York Surrogate's Court · 1946
- In re the Construction of the Will of KuehnleNew York Surrogate's Court · 1956
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