Louisa J. Hollis, Responqent v. the Drew Theological Seminary, Impleaded

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals held that the two‑month limitation in the 1848 act applies only to corporations formed under that act, so bequests to foreign charitable corporations are valid, and that the bequests in the will did not exceed the one‑half limitation of the 1860 statute when the estate is valued at the testator's death. The judgment of the General Term was reversed and the Special Term modified accordingly.