In re Spitzmuller
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtCohit, J.
In 1926 Morton Otis, an American citizen temporarily residing in Europe, created two inter vivos trusts. Appellant, Bankers Trust Company, was appointed trustee. The corpus of the trusts consisted of shares of the capital stock of Gillette Safety Razor Company. One of the trusts contained 1,000 shares and the other 600 shares. The trusts were created to make some provision for Helena Otis, the settlor’s former wife from whom he had been divorced by a decree of the French courts in August, 1925. Helena Otis was for her life made the income beneficiary of the two trusts. If she predeceased the…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Prince De Bearn v. WinansCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1909
- Matter of New York Life Insurance and Trust CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1913
- Lockwood v. . MildebergerNew York Court of Appeals · 1899
- Villard v. . VillardNew York Court of Appeals · 1916
- Chase National Bank v. Chicago Title & Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1936
11 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by16 opinions
- Cloud v. United States Nat. Bank of OregonOregon Supreme Court · 1977
- Cover v. Phillips Pipe Line CompanySupreme Court of Missouri · 1970
- In re the Final Accounting of Morgan Guaranty Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1971
- In re the Estate of WoodAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
- Estate of Leo M. Gartland, Deceased, Matthew Gartland, Administrator v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1961
11 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.