Robinson v. New York Life Insurance & Trust Co.
New York Supreme Court
Motion for judgment on a demurrer to the complaint.
1Opinion of the CourtSeabury, J.
This motion presents for determination an issue of law. The action is brought to cancel a deed of trust of personal property alleged to have been revoked under section 23 of the Personal Property Law;
The deed of trust provides in substance that the plaintiff, Henry de Groot Robinson, the creator thereof, shall receive the income therefrom during his life; that, if plaintiff leaves him surviving a wife or a wife and children, or issue of a deceased child or children, the fund shall be divided into equal shares, one for a possible wife if surviving, and one for each of the children or issue of…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Gilliam v. . Guaranty Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1906
- Upington v. . CorriganNew York Court of Appeals · 1896
- Hennessy v. . PattersonNew York Court of Appeals · 1881
- Wood v. WoodNew York Court of Chancery · 1836
- National Park Bank v. BillingsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1911
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- Whittemore v. Equitable Trust Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1914
- Illinois Central Railroad Company v. United StatesDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1967
- In re GallagherNew York Surrogate's Court · 1929
- Cruger v. Union Trust Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1916
- Court v. Bankers' Trust Co.New York Supreme Court · 1915
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