MATTER OF LEWIS


208 Misc. 968 (1953)

In the Matter of the Construction of The Will of Cora E. Lewis, Deceased.

Surrogate's Court, Cattaraugus County.

May 22, 1953.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Curtis S. Bates, as administrator with the will annexed of Cora E. Lewis, deceased, in person.

George Gundlach for Bertrand C. Chaffee Hospital.

Theodore Burd for Blocher Homes of Williamsville.

T. Kayler Jenkins for Home for the Friendless.

James S. Pierce, County Attorney, and Hazard E. Robinson, Cattaraugus Commissioner of Public Welfare, in person, for County of Cattaragus Welfare Department.

Herman Lavery, special guardian.

Nathaniel L. Goldstein, Attorney-General (Michael P. Geraci of counsel), in his statutory capacity under section 12 of the Personal Property Law and section 113 of the Real Property Law.

Earl Westover, as Supervisor of the Town of Yorkshire, in person.

Edward B. Horning for Kenneth A. Gould, as administrator of the estate of Albert Gould, deceased.


PREY, S.

Cora E. Lewis died a resident of the village of Delevan, Cattaragus County, New York, on the 11th day of August, 1944. She left a last will and testament dated November 3, 1938, which was duly admitted to probate by the Surrogate of Cattaraugus County on the 6th day of November, 1944, and letters testamentary were duly granted to Claude Ellis, the executor therein named.

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