Legal Opinion

In re the Estate of Freiberger

New York Surrogate's Court

Decided November 3, 1941PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Foley, S.

In this executors’ accounting approval of a distribution made under an alleged compromise agreement is sought.

The will provides for an outright gift of one-half of the residuary estate to the testator’s sister Fannie, and creates a trust of the other one-half of the residuary estate for the testator’s sister Pauline. On the death of Pauline the remainder of the trust is given outright *593to the sister Fannie nomination. Thus the sister Fannie received an absolute gift of one-half of the residuary estate and a vested' remainder in the trust created of the other one-half of the residuary…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Matter of WentworthNew York Court of Appeals · 1920
  2. In re the Estate of HannaNew York Surrogate's Court · 1935

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. St. Louis Union Trust Company v. ConantSupreme Court of Missouri · 1973
  2. In re the Estate of CaswellNew York Surrogate's Court · 1944
  3. In re the Accounting of WamsleyNew York Surrogate's Court · 1956
  4. In re the Accounting of ThayerNew York Surrogate's Court · 1953
  5. In re the Estate of RunalsNew York Surrogate's Court · 1972

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