Legal Opinion
In re Farnsworth Estate
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided April 30, 1968No. 5698PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLampron, J.
This is a petition brought by Lillian Lucile F. de Besche, executrix of the will of Lucile Farnsworth, late of Exeter, seeking construction of certain provisions of the will and authorization to deliver the residue of the estate to United States Trust Company of New York and to herself as trustees who were named in the 'decedent’s will and issued letters as such by the Surrogate’s Court of the County of New York. Certain questions of law raised by this petition were reserved and transferred to this court under the provisions of RSA 547:30 by Treat, J.
The first question transferred is the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Risher v. American Surety Co. of New YorkWisconsin Supreme Court · 1938
- In re the Estate of ShipmanNew York Surrogate's Court · 1942
- Second Bank-State Street Trust Co. v. WestonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1961
- Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co. v. Alfred UniversityMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1959
3Cited by6 opinions
- Bartlett v. DumaineSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1986
- Royce v. Estate of DenbySupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1977
- In Re Robbins EstateSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1976
- In re Estate of Kathleen MullinSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2017
- In re Estate of Marie G. DowSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2021
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