In the Matter of the Accounting of Joseph Gorden, as Executors of and Trustees Under the Will of William…

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals held that the widow of William Gorden could not claim dower in addition to the benefits granted to her by his will because the will's trust provisions are manifestly incompatible with a dower claim. Accordingly, the lower court's decree allowing both was reversed and the matter remanded for a revised accounting.