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In re the Construction of the Will of Orr

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Mar 29, 1949
275 App. Div. 702 (N.Y. App. Div. 1949)

Opinion

March 29, 1949.

Appeal from New York County Surrogate's Court.


Decree affirmed, with costs.


We dissent and vote to reverse the decree appealed from so as to construe subdivision "c" of paragraph "Fourteenth" of the will of Jennie Orr, deceased, as giving the remainder of the trust therein created to the issue of the lifetime income beneficiary, Robert M. Dunham, such gift to take effect as of the date of the death of the testator, not to be subject to being divested by the death of such issue prior to the death of Robert M. Dunham; and sustaining the right of appellants to receive the remainder under their assignments from Donald O. Dunham ( Matter of McParlan, 169 Misc. 1028; Matter of Embree, 9 App. Div. 602, affd. 154 N.Y. 778; Doe ex dem. Barnes v. Provoost, 4 Johns. 61; Moore v. Lyons, 25 Wend. 119, 144; Livingston v. Greene, 52 N.Y. 118, 123; Nelson v. Russell, 135 N.Y. 137, 140-141; Connelly v. O'Brien, 166 N.Y. 406, 408; Matter of Bump, 234 N.Y. 60, 65; Matter of Watson, 262 N.Y. 284; 7 Heaton on Surrogates' Courts, §§ 571, 572; 69 C.J., Wills, § 1730, p. 641).

Peck, P.J., Glennon and Shientag, JJ., concur in decision; Callahan and Van Voorhis, JJ., dissent in opinion.

Decree affirmed, with costs. No opinion. [ 192 Misc. 608.]


Summaries of

In re the Construction of the Will of Orr

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Mar 29, 1949
275 App. Div. 702 (N.Y. App. Div. 1949)
Case details for

In re the Construction of the Will of Orr

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of the Construction of the Will of JENNIE ORR, Deceased…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department

Date published: Mar 29, 1949

Citations

275 App. Div. 702 (N.Y. App. Div. 1949)