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IN RE HOFFMAN

53 N.J. Super. 396 (1959)

147 A.2d 545

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ISAAC HOFFMAN, DECEASED. DAVID A. GELBER, AS GUARDIAN AD LITEM, APPELLANT, v. YASCHI PAII AND HENRY J. BENDHEIM, EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF ISAAC HOFFMAN, DECEASED, RESPONDENTS.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided January 2, 1959.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Robert B. Kroner argued the cause for appellant (Mr. David A. Gelber, pro se).

Mr. Saul J. Zucker argued the cause for respondent Yascha Paii (Messrs. Kristeller, Zucker, Lowenstein & Cohen, attorneys).

Before Judges GOLDMANN, FREUND and CONFORD.

The opinion of the court was delivered by FREUND, J.A.D.

The question raised by this appeal is whether or not a bequest of "all of my personal belongings and wearing apparel" includes a 1955 Cadillac automobile.

Isaac Hoffman, a widower, died in California on March 21, 1957. His will, executed on August 1, 1955, bequeathed all his personal belongings and wearing apparel to a cousin, Dr. Yaschi Paii. The residue of the estate was given in trust for the education...

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