Cooper v. Illinois Central Railroad
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, The Illinois Central Railroad Company, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff as against the said defendant, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 3d day of October, 1898, upon the report of a referee.
1Opinion of the Court
The following is the opinion of the referee:
Hamilton Odell, Referee:
By her will Mary T. "Wood gave the rest and residue of her estate to trustees, in trust, to hold and manage the same for the benefit of her daughter during the latter’s life, and upon her death to pay over *24such rest and residue to the daughter’s children; The will directed the executors and trustees to “ convert all real estate into personalty, by a sale and conveyance of the same,” and to “ invest said rest, residue and remainder of my estate safely at interest in such way and manner ” as they might deem best. The testatrix…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Duncan v. JaudonSupreme Court of the United States · 1873
- Leitch v. . WellsNew York Court of Appeals · 1872
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- Brennan v. . WillsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1877
- Loring v. Salisbury MillsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1878
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