General
In the Matter of the Application of Joanna Shay Lewis for a Determination as to the Validity, Construction or Effect of the Disposition of Property Contained in the Last Will and Testament and the Codicil of Mary A. Shay, Deceased, and in Certain Compromise Agreement Entered into Pursuant Thereto
264 A.D. 821·New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division·1942·NY
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Opinion
In the Matter of the Application of Joanna Shay Lewis for a Determination as to the Validity, Construction or Effect of the Disposition of Property Contained in the Last Will and Testament and the Codicil of Mary A. Shay, Deceased, and in Certain Compromise Agreement Entered into Pursuant Thereto.
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Decree so far as appealed from affirmed, with costs to the respondents payable out of the estate. All concur. (The portion of the decree appealed from dismisses a petition for a construction of the will and codicil of decedent and a compromise agreement.) Present — Crosby, P. J., Cunningham, Taylor, Dowling and McCum, JJ.