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Matter of Hall

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Jul 8, 1936
3 N.E.2d 854 (N.Y. 1936)

Opinion

Argued May 27, 1936

Decided July 8, 1936

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department.

Nathan L. Miller, Harold Otis, Harry Sammet and William FitzGibbon for appellant.

John W. Davis, Otis T. Bradley, Harold M. Hoffman and Mitchell Salem Fisher for James J. Morgan et al., as executors and trustees, respondents.

John J. Bennett, Jr., Attorney-General ( Robert P. Beyer of counsel), for unknown beneficiaries of trust provision.


Order affirmed, with costs to all parties appearing and filing briefs payable out of the estate. No opinion.

Concur: LEHMAN, O'BRIEN, HUBBS, CROUCH, LOUGHRAN and FINCH, JJ. Dissenting: CRANE, Ch. J.


Summaries of

Matter of Hall

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Jul 8, 1936
3 N.E.2d 854 (N.Y. 1936)
Case details for

Matter of Hall

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of the Will of MARTHA M. HALL, Deceased. HENRY J.S. HALL…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Jul 8, 1936

Citations

3 N.E.2d 854 (N.Y. 1936)
3 N.E.2d 854

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