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MATTER OF GRAUSTEIN

65 Misc.2d 700 (1971)

In the Matter of The Estate of Archibald R. Graustein, Deceased.

Surrogate's Court, New York County.

January 21, 1971

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cravath, Swaine & Moore (Frank H. Detweiler and Christina Beshar of counsel), for petitioners. Philip Bisceglia, guardian ad litem. White & Case for Archibald R. Graustein, Jr., and others. Davis, Polk & Wardwell (George A. Brownell, Andrew Y. Rogers and Stuyvesant K. Bearns of counsel), for Harvard College and others, respondents. De Forest & Duer for Dana W. Atchley Fund, respondent. Alexander & Green (Donald Vail of counsel), for Northern Westchester Hospital, respondent. Reynolds, Richards, Ely & La Venture for Bedford-Rippowam School, respondent. Louis J. Lefkowitz, Attorney-General (William Roberts of counsel), for ultimate charitable beneficiaries.

S. SAMUEL DI FALCO, S.

In this proceeding for construction of the will the court is called upon to determine the meaning to be given to the language of gift employed by the testator to bestow a presumably substantial bequest upon 11 designated charities all of which had been the object of his long time interest and the recipients of generous inter vivos donations. In article FIFTH (g) of the will, which...

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