New York Court of Appeals
Cornelius Vanderzee v. Harmon Slingerland
October 5, 1886103 N.Y. 47
Summary
The Court affirmed that the devise to Cornelius Vanderzee was an absolute fee‑simple estate and that the clause "if my son Cornelius dies without issue" refers to a death at any time, giving the four grandchildren a contingent executory interest that becomes a fee upon Cornelius's death without issue.