The will provides that the estate is to pay "all of the reasonable travel, moving and other expenses" in connection with the specifically bequeathed items. The Surrogate properly determined that storage expense is embraced within the phrase "other expenses" and appropriately declined to receive extrinsic evidence, since "the intent of the testat[or] can be gleaned from the four corners of the will" (Matter of Knapp,
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MATTER OF KING
198 A.D.2d 115 (1993)
603 N.Y.S.2d 827
In the Matter of The Estate of William M. King, Deceased. Janet K. McClelland et al., as Coadministratrices of William M. King, Deceased, Appellants; Stewart Shining, Respondent
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
November 16, 1993
November 16, 1993
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.
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