Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Surrogates' Courts of the State of New York: With Annotations, Volume 9W. C. Little & Company, 1914 |
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... deceased , arises on the settlement of the executors ' account . The particular clause presented to the surrogate for construction , or inter- MATTER OF GRIFFIN . 51 providing a proceeding is instituted for the purpose of estab- ...
... deceased , arises on the settlement of the executors ' account . The particular clause presented to the surrogate for construction , or inter- MATTER OF GRIFFIN . 51 providing a proceeding is instituted for the purpose of estab- ...
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... clause presented to the surrogate for construction , or inter- pretation , is as follows : " I give and bequeath to my daughter Grace Griffin Fuller , wife of Robert King Fuller of Springfield , Massachusetts , the sum of $ 10,000 ...
... clause presented to the surrogate for construction , or inter- pretation , is as follows : " I give and bequeath to my daughter Grace Griffin Fuller , wife of Robert King Fuller of Springfield , Massachusetts , the sum of $ 10,000 ...
Page 53
... clause , completely independent ( logically and grammatically ) of the rest of the text of the will . Wager v . Wager , 96 N. Y. 164 ; Freeman v . Coit , 96 id . 63 . Formalism , or the application of rigid rules of interpreta- tion to ...
... clause , completely independent ( logically and grammatically ) of the rest of the text of the will . Wager v . Wager , 96 N. Y. 164 ; Freeman v . Coit , 96 id . 63 . Formalism , or the application of rigid rules of interpreta- tion to ...
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... clause of a will , it cannot be cut down or taken away by raising a doubt from other clauses , but only by express words or by clear and undoubted implication . " Freeman v . Coit , 96 N. Y. 68 ; Clay v . Wood , 153 id . 134 ; Banzer v ...
... clause of a will , it cannot be cut down or taken away by raising a doubt from other clauses , but only by express words or by clear and undoubted implication . " Freeman v . Coit , 96 N. Y. 68 ; Clay v . Wood , 153 id . 134 ; Banzer v ...
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... clause : " I give to my sister Mary Hedwith the sum of £ 1000 sterling , the same to become the property , at her death , of her heirs " gave Mary Hedwith the £ 1,000 absolutely , and the learned justice applied the " not cutting down ...
... clause : " I give to my sister Mary Hedwith the sum of £ 1000 sterling , the same to become the property , at her death , of her heirs " gave Mary Hedwith the £ 1,000 absolutely , and the learned justice applied the " not cutting down ...
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