MTR. OF DEWAR


62 A.D.2d 352 (1978)

In the Matter of The Estate of Jessie S. Dewar, Deceased. Aurelia Osborn Fox Memorial Society et al., Respondents; Louis J. Lefkowitz, as Attorney-General of The State of New York, Appellant

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Third Department.

May 11, 1978


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis J. Lefkowitz, Attorney-General (Joseph A. Romano and Ruth Kessler Toch of counsel), for appellant.

Van Woert, Dunn & Konstanty (James E. Konstanty of counsel), for Charles H. Bissell and others, as executors, respondents.

Frank W. Getman for Charles H. Bissell and others, individually, respondents.

Marvin D. Parshall for Margaret Emerick, respondent.

MAHONEY, P. J., GREENBLOTT, MAIN and MIKOLL, JJ., concur.


KANE, J.

Paragraph "FIRST" of decedent's last will and testament, dated December 4, 1972, provided as follows: "I direct that all my just debts and funeral and administration expenses be paid. I further direct that all inheritance, estate, transfer, succession and death taxes imposed by any jurisdiction upon property passing under this, my Will, be paid out of my general estate as expenses of the administration...

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