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In re the Construction of the Will of Wise

15 N.Y.2d 591 Court N.Y. Decision date 1964-11-19 English

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p. 591
In the Matter of the Construction of the Will of Herbert A. Wise, Deceased. Sue Bayer et al., Appellants; Bennett A. Cerf, as Trustee under Said Will, et al., Respondents.
Argued October 5, 1964;
decided November 19, 1964.
p. 592
Sheldon Oliensis, James S. Hays and Lawrence Newman for appellants.
Horace S. Manges, John M. Lewis, Jacob F. Raskin and Stephen E. Jacobs for Bennett A. Cerf, as trustee, and Christopher Cerf, respondents.
p. 593
Whitman Knapp, Henry Gale, Carl F. Rogge, Jr., Robert F. Ambrose and Stephen Friedman for Glen Boles, respondent.
David I. Silverman for Lyman Stansky, executor, respondent.
Ludwig Teller, special guardian for Jonathan Cerf, an infant, respondent.

Order affirmed, with costs to all parties appearing separately and filing separate briefs payable out of the estate; no opinion.

Concur: Chief Judge Desmond and Judges Dye, Fuld, Van Voorhis and Burke. Judges Scileppi and Bergan dissent and vote to reverse for the reasons stated in the opinion of the Surrogate.