Legal Opinion
Engel v. Guaranty Trust Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 3, 1938PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
.Cohn, J.
The question involved is whether under section 23 of the Personal Property Law the trust of personal property created by plaintiff on January 31, 1934, has been validly revoked by him.
Under date of January 31, 1934, plaintiff, a resident of the State of New York, of full age and then married to Margaret V. Engel, executed a trust agreement with defendant Guaranty Trust Company of New York, under the terms of which he delivered to defendant certain personal property in trust. The agreement provided that the trustee should pay plaintiff the net income so long as he lived. It then…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Berlenbach v. Chemical Bank and Trust CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1932
- Whittemore v. Equitable Trust Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1914
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