Legal Opinion
In re the Accounting of Waton
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided May 6, 1954PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Rubenstein, S.
The accounting executor has requested the court to construe testator’s will and determine the interests of the parties thereunder. The will is dated April 19, 1915. Testator died December 4, 1952. The instrument is so inartistically drawn as to require construction in its entirety. Paragraph “ First ” gives Ray Racow, testator’s sister, “ all my personal effects and personal property, excepting ready cash, for her own use for ever.” (Italics supplied.) The meaning of such words as money, ready money, cash, ready cash, when used in a will, depends upon the context of the…
2Cases cited46 opinions
- Baer v. HendricksNew York Court of Appeals · 1895
- In Re the Accounting of CraneNew York Court of Appeals · 1900
- Smith v. . EdwardsNew York Court of Appeals · 1882
- Wright v. . WrightNew York Court of Appeals · 1919
- New York Life Insurance & Trust Co. v. WinthropNew York Court of Appeals · 1923
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3Cited by8 opinions
- In Re Estate of MorrisCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1971
- In re the Accounting of QuirkNew York Surrogate's Court · 1956
- In re the Construction of the Will of AlexanderNew York Surrogate's Court · 1959
- In re the Estate of LaddNew York Surrogate's Court · 1957
- In re the Accounting of MeyersonNew York Surrogate's Court · 1957
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