MATTER OF CHURCHMAN


17 Misc.2d 931 (1959)

In the Matter of The Estate of Mae Churchman, Deceased.

Surrogate's Court, New York County.

May 11, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wood, Marshall & Williams for Howard O. Wood, as trustee, petitioner.

White & Case for Bide-a-Wee Home Association, Inc., respondent.

Alanson R. Fredericks for American Surety Co., respondent.

Gasser & Hayes for Green-Wood Cemetery, respondent.

Reynolds, Richards, Ely & La Venture for New York Women's League for Animals, respondent.

Thomas A. Rizzo, as special guardian for Mary Doherty and others, infants, respondent.


JOSEPH A. COX, S.

The final paragraph of the Ninth Article of the will of the testatrix explicitly provides that title to the legacies directed to be paid from the residuary trust shall vest only at the death of the beneficiary upon whose life the trust was measured. Were it not for this explicit direction the legacies payable from the trust remainder would have vested in the named legatees upon the death of the testatrix and now would be payable to their...

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