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In the Matter of the Application of Lizzie Ryan O'Connor, Respondent, to Compel Payment of Legacy, etc. ; Margaret B. Edson, as Executrix, Appellant, 1896 — 149 N.Y. 573 · caselaw · US
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In the Matter of the Application of Lizzie Ryan O'Connor, Respondent, to Compel Payment of Legacy, etc. ; Margaret B. Edson, as Executrix, Appellant
149 N.Y. 573·New York Court of Appeals·1896·NY
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Opinion
In the Matter of the Application of Lizzie Ryan O’Connor, Respondent, to Compel Payment of Legacy, etc. ; Margaret B. Edson, as Executrix, Appellant.
In re O'Connor, 90 Hun, 284, affirmed.
(Argued April 6, 1896;
decided April 21, 1896.)
Appeal from order of the General Term of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, made November 15, 1895, which affirmed a surrogate’s decree of New York county directing the payment of a legacy.
Philip S. Dean for appellant.
John M. Perry for respondent.
[MAJORITY]
Order affirmed, with costs, on opinion below.
All concur.