MATTER OF GELLER


201 Misc. 381 (1952)

In the Matter of the Construction of The Will of Anne D. Geller, Deceased.

Surrogate's Court, New York County.

February 26, 1952.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gilbert Frei for City Bank Farmers Trust Company, petitioner.

Lehman, Goldmark & Rohrlich for Alumnae Association of Mt. Sinai Hospital School of Nursing, respondent.

De Forest, Elder & Mulreany for Alumnae Association of School of Nurses of Presbyterian Hospital in the City of New York, Inc., respondent.

Nathaniel L. Goldstein, Attorney-General (Corning G. McKennee of counsel), respondent, in his statutory capacity under section 12 of Personal Property Law and section 113 of Real Property Law.

Spence, Hotchkiss, Parker & Duryee for Smith College, respondent.


COLLINS, S.

This is an application for construction of paragraph Eleventh of the will, the text of which here follows:

"ELEVENTH: I give and bequeath to or for the use of the following charitable corporations or charitable purposes the sums hereinafter specified, viz.: (1) To the Alumnae Association of the Mt. Sinai Hospital School of Nursing, the sum of Ten thousand dollars ($10,000) absolutely. I request the Alumnae Association to use this...

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