Case Name: 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
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1936-02
Citations: 247 A.D. 719
Docket Number: 
Parties: 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.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 247
Pages: 719–719

Head Matter:
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.

Opinion:
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.]