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In re Will of Hall

272 N.Y. 428 Court N.Y. Decision date 1936-07-08 English

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p. 428
In the Matter of the Will of Martha M. Hall, Deceased. Henry J. S. Hall Appellant; James J. Morgan et al., as Executors of and Trustees under the Will of Martha M. Hall, Deceased, et al., Respondents.
(Argued May 27, 1936;
decided July 8, 1936.)
p. 429
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, Lough-ran and Finch, JJ. Dissenting: Crane, Ch. J.