Bering v. United States Trust Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal . by the plaintiff, John Bering, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the New York Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 14th day of March, .1922, granting the motion of the defendant United States Trust Company of New York that a supplemental summons be issued and served by publication, and that the complaint be amended.
1Opinion of the Court
Page, J.:
John Stemme, by his last will and testament, created a trust fund, the interest on which he directed to be paid to Fritz Bering monthly during his life, and, upon his decease, the principal sum to be paid to the nephews and nieces of John Stemme living at the time of John Stemme’s death, excepting Fritz Bering. The trustees paid to Fritz Bering the interest on said fund until March, 1914, at which time Fritz Bering disappeared, and his whereabouts are unknown.
John Bering, the brother of Fritz Bering, applied to the Surrogate’s Court of New York county for letters of administration of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Scott v. McNealSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- In Re the Estate of KillanNew York Court of Appeals · 1902
- In re the Judicial Settlement of the Account of RoweAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1921
- Marks v. Emigrant Industrial Savings BankAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1907
- In Re the Judicial Settlement of the Accounts of RoweNew York Court of Appeals · 1921
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