New York Court of Appeals
George S. Clay, Appellants v. Lucretia M. Wood, Respondents
June 8, 1897153 N.Y. 134
Summary
The Court affirmed the lower courts, holding that the testator's will gave an absolute gift of real and personal property to his wife with an unrestricted right of disposal, and that the concluding precatory clause did not create a trust or power in trust for the named relatives.