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Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

In the Matter of the Petition of Henry J. S. Hall for a Determination of the Question as to the Validity, Construction and/or Effect of the Disposition of Property Contained in Paragraph “ Thirteenth ” of the Last Will and Testament of Martha M. Hall, Deceased. Henry J. S. Hall, Appellant; James Jay Morgan and Laurence A. Steinhardt, as Executors and Trustees, and John J. Bennett, Jr., as Attorney-General of the State of New York, Respondents.
   Decree, construing paragraph thirteenth of decedent’s will as creating a valid charitable trust, affirmed, with costs. No opinion. Present-—-Martin, P. J., McAvoy, Glennon, Dore and Cohn, JJ.; Martin, P. J., and Cohn, J., dissent. [156 Misc. 841.]