Hurlbert v. Gerow
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendants, Ernest Hallock and another, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Chautauqua on the 21st day of January, 1911, upon the decision of the court, rendered after a trial at the Niagara Special Term, construing certain provisions of the last will and testament of. David Wright, deceased.
1Opinion of the Court
Spring, J. :
The action was originally commenced by Sarah Wright Baker, the sole surviving executrix of the will of David Wright, late of the city of Dunkirk, deceased, to obtain a construction of such will, and the controversy involved the 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th paragraphs thereof.
The bequests to the “ Hallock ” branch of the Wright family are alone before us for consideration, as no appeal has been taken by the parties affected thereby from that part of the-judgment interpreting and giving effect to any of the other legacies contained in the will. Sarah Wright Baker died after the appeal to…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Davies v. DaviesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1908
- Davies v. . DaviesNew York Court of Appeals · 1910
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