Legal Opinion
In re the Judicial Settlement of the Account of Proceedings of Bankers Trust Co.
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided May 15, 1922PublishedCited by 6 opinions
Proceeding for settlement of accounts and construction of a will.
1Opinion of the Court
Slater, S.
The executors have asked for a construction of the 2d paragraph of article 12 of the will, which paragraph reads as follows:
“ To divide the same into as many separate equal shares or portions as I may leave daughters surviving me; to collect the income, interest and profits of each of said shares or portions; to keep the principal thereof invested so as to bring in the largest income compatible with reasonable safety of the principal and to pay over the net income thereof semi-annually as follows: ”
Two questions are raised concerning the duty of the executor and trustee: Is the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- King v. . TalbotNew York Court of Appeals · 1869
- In Re the Judicial Settlement of the Accounts of HallNew York Court of Appeals · 1900
- Villard v. . VillardNew York Court of Appeals · 1916
- In re the Estate of HirschAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1906
- In re the Accounting of McDowellNew York Surrogate's Court · 1918
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3Cited by6 opinions
- In re the Estate of WinburnNew York Surrogate's Court · 1931
- In re the Construction of the Will of BruckheimerNew York Surrogate's Court · 1942
- In re the Construction of the Last Will & Testament of MersereauNew York Surrogate's Court · 1929
- In re the Estate of HessNew York Surrogate's Court · 1939
- In re the Construction of the Trust for the Benefit of della RoochettaNew York Supreme Court · 1961
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