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Phoenix v. Trustees of Columbia College, City of N.Y

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Nov 15, 1904
72 N.E. 1149 (N.Y. 1904)
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In Phoenix v. Trustees of Columbia College, 87 A.D. 438, it was held: "An intention on the part of a testator that his real estate shall be converted into personalty must, in order to be operative, appear plainly, distinctly and unequivocally.

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Opinion

Argued October 24, 1904

Decided November 15, 1904

William B. Hornblower, Charles A. Boston, Frederick Allis, G.S. Buck, Henry A. Forster, John A. Weekes and Arthur D. Weekes for appellants.

Charles L. Jones for respondents.

Judgment affirmed, with costs, on opinion below.

Concur: CULLEN, Ch. J., GRAY, O'BRIEN, BARTLETT, MARTIN, VANN and WERNER, JJ.

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Phoenix v. Trustees of Columbia College, City of N.Y

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Nov 15, 1904
72 N.E. 1149 (N.Y. 1904)

In Phoenix v. Trustees of Columbia College, 87 A.D. 438, it was held: "An intention on the part of a testator that his real estate shall be converted into personalty must, in order to be operative, appear plainly, distinctly and unequivocally.

Summary of this case from Westervelt v. Mahony
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Phoenix v. Trustees of Columbia College, City of N.Y

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Full title:PHILLIPS PHOENIX et al., Individually and as Executors of and Trustees…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Nov 15, 1904

Citations

72 N.E. 1149 (N.Y. 1904)
72 N.E. 1149

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