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In re the Judicial Settlement of the Final Account of Proceedings of King
256 A.D. 844
N.Y. App. Div.
1939
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In an accounting proceeding in the Surrogate’s Court, Westchester county, the appellants, general legatees, object to the executors’ account as filed. The estate did not yield enough to satisfy the widow’s elective share and to pay all the bequests made in the will. The executors, after paying the widow’s share, paid the sum remaining toward satisfaction of a specific legacy. The appellants, general legatees, object and contend that because of the inadequacy of the estate to meet the bequests made in The will, the specific legacy should abate pro rota with the general legacies. The surrogate found that the testator’s primary intention was to provide an income for the specific legatee, overruled appellants’ objection, and allowed the account as filed. Decree, in so far as appeal is taken, unanimously affirmed, with costs to all respondents filing briefs, payable out of the estate. No opinion. Present — Lazansky. P. J-, Carswell, Johnston, Adel and Close, JJ. [166 Mise. 621.]

Case Details

Case Name: In re the Judicial Settlement of the Final Account of Proceedings of King
Court Name: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Date Published: Jan 30, 1939
Citation: 256 A.D. 844
Court Abbreviation: N.Y. App. Div.
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