Case Name: In the Matter of the Construction of the Will of Jennie Orr, Deceased. Jonathan Holdeen et al., Appellants; Jesse Perlmutter et al., Respondents
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1949-03-29
Citations: 275 A.D.2d 702
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of the Construction of the Will of Jennie Orr, Deceased. Jonathan Holdeen et al., Appellants; Jesse Perlmutter et al., Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 275
Pages: 702–702

Head Matter:
In the Matter of the Construction of the Will of Jennie Orr, Deceased. Jonathan Holdeen et al., Appellants; Jesse Perlmutter et al., Respondents.

Opinion:
Callahan and Yan Yoorhis, JJ.
(dissenting). We dissent and vote to reverse the decree appealed from so as to construe subdivision " c " of paragraph " Fourteenth " of the will of Jennie Orr, deceased, as giving the remainder of the trust therein created to the issue of the lifetime income beneficiary, Robert M. Dunham, such gift to take effect as of the date of the death of the testator, not to be subject to being divested by the death of such issue prior to the death of Robert M. Dunham; and sustaining the right of appellants to receive the remainder under their assignments from Donald O. Dunham (Matter of McParlan, 169 Misc. 1028; Matter of Embree, 9 App. Div. 602, affd. 154 N. Y. 778; Doe ex dem. Barnes v. Provoost, 4 Johns. 61; Moore v. Lyons, 25 Wend. 119, 144; Livingston v. Greene, 52 N. Y. 118, 123; Nelson v. Russell, 135 N. Y. 137, 140-141; Connelly v. O'Brien, 166 N. Y. 406, 408; Matter of Bump, 234 N. Y. 60, 65; Matter of Watson, 262 N. Y. 284; 7 Heaton on Surrogates' Courts, § 571, 572; 69 C. J., Wills, § 1730, p. 641).
Peck, P. J., Glennon and Shientag, JJ., concur in decision; Callahan and Yan Yoorhis, JJ., dissent in opinion.
Decree affirmed, with costs. No opinion. [192 Misc. 608.]