MATTER OF BRANDSTEIN


4 Misc.2d 556 (1956)

In the Matter of the Construction of the Will of Herman Brandstein, Deceased.

Surrogate's Court, New York County.

March 13, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph V. McKee for petitioners.

Victor Konow, special guardian for Joan Lipson and others, infants, and for Jerome Lipson, alleged incompetent, respondents.

Burton T. Ryan, special guardian for Pauline Francis, alleged incompetent, respondent.


WILLIAM T. COLLINS, S.

The sale of the real property by the trustees is approved.

The fourth clause of the testator's will is a remarkable example of ambiguity resulting from the repetitive employment of a limited legal vocabulary for the delineation of various and variant estates and relationships. This clause devised designated real property to trustees to hold for the use of the testator's named distributees...

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