General
In the Matter of the Petition of John McKinlay Wight, One of the Administrators c. t. a. of the Estate of Mary G. Breslin, Deceased, for a Construction or Effect of the Disposition of Property Contained in the Last Will and Testament of and for Instructions as Administrators c. t. a. of the Estate of Mary G. Breslin, Deceased. John McKinlay Wight, Respondent; May M. Lalor, Executrix, etc., of William Murray Lalor, Deceased, Appellant
246 A.D. 591·New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division·1935·NY
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Opinion
In the Matter of the Petition of John McKinlay Wight, One of the Administrators c. t. a. of the Estate of Mary G. Breslin, Deceased, for a Construction or Effect of the Disposition of Property Contained in the Last Will and Testament of and for Instructions as Administrators c. t. a. of the Estate of Mary G. Breslin, Deceased. John McKinlay Wight, Respondent; May M. Lalor, Executrix, etc., of William Murray Lalor, Deceased, Appellant.
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Decree, so far as appealed from, adjudging that the general legacies mentioned in the last wall and testament of decedent are a charge on the real property belonging to said decedent at the time of her death, which was not specifically devised by her, unanimously affirmed, with costs to the respondents payable out of the estate. No opinion. Present — Martin, P. J., Merrell, Townley, Glennon and Untermyer, JJ.