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In re the Construction of the Will of Laing
1961 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 10554
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In a proceeding to construe the provisions of decedent’s will and to determine the validity of an election by her husband, pursuant to section 18 of the Decedent Estate Law, the above-named infant beneficiaries, by their special guardian, appeal from so much of a decree of the Surrogate’s Court, Westchester County, dated September 30, 1960, as: (1)-construes paragraph “a” of article “ Second” of the will to give to Doris A. Cheatham an absolute gift of $125,000 and not merely á life interest in $100,000 of that sum; and (2) construes paragraph “e” of- said article “ Second ” to .'give to decedent’s husband an absolute gift of the furniture and house furnishings therein mentioned. Decree, insofar as appealed from, affirmed, with costs to all parties filing briefs, payable out of the estate. No opinion. Beldock, Acting P. J., Kleinfeld, Christ, Pette and Brennan, JJ., concur.

Case Details

Case Name: In re the Construction of the Will of Laing
Court Name: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Date Published: May 31, 1961
Citation: 1961 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 10554
Court Abbreviation: N.Y. App. Div.
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