In Re the Accounting of Stevens
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in- the fourth judicial department, entered March 7, 1906, which ‘affirmed a decree of the Chautauqua County Surrogate’s Court settling the accounts of the trustees herein. The facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Cullen, Ch. J.
The decree of the surrogate, from the affirmance of which by the Appellate Division this appeal is taken, judicially settles the accounts of the executors and trustees of the will of Julia A. Brooks. The controversy relates to the respective rights of life tenants and remainder-men in property, the subject of the trust under the said will. The testatrix created separate trusts for her five grandchildren, exactly alike in character. In each of these trusts she bequeathed to her executors 247 shares of Brooks Locomotive Works in trust, to receive the dividends, issues and profits…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- McLouth v. . HuntNew York Court of Appeals · 1897
- In Re the Final Judicial Settlement of the Annual Accounts of HoytNew York Court of Appeals · 1899
- New York Life Insurance & Trust Co. v. BakerNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
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- In re the Estate of HilliardNew York Surrogate's Court · 1937
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