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.