Case Name: In the Matter of the Construction of the Will of Eugene Higgins, Deceased. United States Trust Company of New York, as Executor of and Trustee under the Will of Eugene Higgins, Deceased, et al., Appellants; Helene R. Chappelle et al., Respondents
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1952-06-06
Citations: 304 N.Y. 640
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of the Construction of the Will of Eugene Higgins, Deceased. United States Trust Company of New York, as Executor of and Trustee under the Will of Eugene Higgins, Deceased, et al., Appellants; Helene R. Chappelle et al., Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 304
Pages: 640–642

Head Matter:
In the Matter of the Construction of the Will of Eugene Higgins, Deceased. United States Trust Company of New York, as Executor of and Trustee under the Will of Eugene Higgins, Deceased, et al., Appellants; Helene R. Chappelle et al., Respondents.
Argued May 21, 1952;
decided June 6, 1952.
Richard 8. Baxter for United States Trust Company of New York, as executor of and trustee under the will of Eugene Higgins, deceased, appellant.
Louis Gonnick for Harvard University and others, appellants.
Ethan A. Hitchcock and Lee McCanliss for Helene R. Chappelle, respondent.
Milton Schilback for Edmee Chappelle, respondent.
David Du Vivier for United States Trust Company of New York, as trustee under indentures of trust of Eugene Higgins, respondent.

Opinion:
Order affirmed, with costs to all parties appearing separately and filing separate briefs payable out of the estate; no opinion.
Concur: Loughban, Ch. J., Lewis, Desmond, Dye, Fuld and Fboessel, JJ. Not sitting: Conway, J.