Matter of Langer

2 Citing cases

  1. Estate of Taylor

    119 Cal.App.2d 574 (Cal. Ct. App. 1953)   Cited 19 times
    Stating that California statutorily authorizes conditional wills

    National Bank of Commerce v. Wehrle, 124 W. Va. 268 [ 20 S.E.2d 112, 115-116]; "Should a misfortune befall me on my journeys and I thereby lose my life." In re Langer's Estate, 156 Misc. 440 [281 N.Y.S. 866, 868]; "In case of accident I sign this my will." Bateman v. Pennington, 3 Moore P.C. 223, 13 Reprint 95; "I leave this as a memoranda of my wishes should anything happen to me during my intended trip."

  2. In re Pearl's Estate

    11 Alaska 214 (D. Alaska 1946)

    It was held not to be a contingent will where testatrix returned from the trip and died some twelve years later. In re Langer's Estate, 1935, 156 Misc. 440, 281 N.Y.S. 866, where a will directing the disposal of testator's property in case some accident or misfortune befell him on his journey, causing him to lose his life, it was held to be a permanent will and not a contingent one, although no accident befell the testator on his journey. In Barber v. Barber, 1938, 368 Ill. 215, 13 N.E.2d 257, where the instrument recited that testator was leaving immediately on a trip and if anything should happen to him he requested all of his property to be given to his sister, the court upheld the will as not being contingent, although death did not come to the testator on that trip.