In re the Estate of Ladd

Joseph A. Cox, S.

The principal question in this accounting proceeding is the extent of the gift under paragraph ninth of the will, which reads: “ I give and bequeath to Mr. Johannes Schiefer all moneys left over after payment of my debts and funeral expenses.” No difficulty is encountered in applying this provision to cash deposited in banks. (Mann v. Executors of Mann, 1 Johns. Ch. 231, 237, affd. sub nom. Mann v. Mann, 14 Johns. 1; Matter of Feist, 170 Misc. 497, 501; Matter of McKendrie, 150 Misc. 665, 668; Matter of Storm, 205 Misc. 1109, 1112.) Nor is there any difficulty in extending it…