Bradner and Wife Against Faulkner and Wife.

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals reversed the Supreme Court, holding that a pecuniary legacy does not accrue interest from the testator’s death absent an express or implied direction, and that the testator’s intent to equalize benefits between his daughters does not create a right to interest. The decree of the surrogate was modified to allow interest only from the statutory one‑year period after letters testamentary.