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French v. Kensico Cemetery

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Jul 20, 1943
291 N.Y. 77 (N.Y. 1943)

Opinion

Argued June 10, 1943

Decided July 20, 1943

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department, WITSCHIEF, J.

Sidney L. Garwin and Joel Mencher for appellant. Henry R. Barrett, Jr., for respondent.



The intention of the parties is clear that the defendant should accept the fund and invest it in interest-bearing securities and apply the income for the perpetual care of a burial plot. No purpose is served by attempted classification of the relationship created by the agreement of the parties. An agreement or a trust for such purpose is valid and enforcible under our statutes. (Personal Property Law, § 13-a; Membership Corporation Law, § 76; Surrogate's Court Act, § 314.)

The judgment should be affirmed, with costs.

LEHMAN, Ch. J., LOUGHRAN, RIPPEY, CONWAY, DESMOND and THACHER, JJ., concur; LEWIS, J., taking no part.

Judgment affirmed.


Summaries of

French v. Kensico Cemetery

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Jul 20, 1943
291 N.Y. 77 (N.Y. 1943)
Case details for

French v. Kensico Cemetery

Case Details

Full title:ELIZABETH A. FRENCH, Appellant, v. KENSICO CEMETERY, Respondent

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Jul 20, 1943

Citations

291 N.Y. 77 (N.Y. 1943)
50 N.E.2d 551

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