Martha A. Vernon v. Thomas Vernon

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals held that the testator's will created valid trusts despite non‑statutory language, that the widow received fee simple interests subject to a contingent power of sale, that the executors took legal title to the stores and were authorized to receive rents to fund an annuity, that the children were entitled to the testator's entire partnership interest with delayed payments, and that the widow's dower was barred by the testamentary provisions.