Cross v. United States Trust Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered upon an order made October 16, 1891, which affirmed a judgment in favor of defendants, entered upon a decision of the court on trial at Special Term. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion.
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Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered upon an order made October 16, 1891, which affirmed a judgment in favor of defendants, entered upon a decision of the court on trial at Special Term. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. The court below erred in holding that all the provisions, trusts, and remainders con-tamed in this will, were governed by the laws of her domicile at the time of her death. It should have held that they were governed by the law of her domicile at the time of…
1Opinion of the CourtO’Brien, J.
The will of Pliebe Jane Cross, bearing date May 29, 1877, disposed of a large estate for the benefit of her husband and four children. After making sundry absolute and specific bequests, she gave to the United States Trust Company, a Mew York corporation, seven hundred thousand dollars, in railroad bonds specifically described, to have and to hold in trust for the purpose of collecting and receiving the income thereon, until the payment of the principal, and upon such payment, to invest and keep invested the proceeds, in safe interest paying securities, and to collect and receive the income…
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