Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Marcus
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided March 7, 1990PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Renee R. Roth, S.
As an incident to their intermediate accounts, the trustees request the court to authorize the consolidation of their trusts.
There is nothing novel in such a request when authorization for consolidation (or administration in solido) is sought for trusts created by the same testator or settlor. But in this case the trustees request consolidation of separate trusts created by *764different testators who died on different dates. No statutory authority for such consolidation exists. Nor is there any precedent in the reported decisions of the courts of this State.…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Lent v. . HowardNew York Court of Appeals · 1882
- In Re the Accounting of Title Guarantee & Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1943
- Matter of Union Trust Co. (Hoffman Estate)New York Court of Appeals · 1916
- In re City Bank Farmers Trust Co.New York Supreme Court · 1955
- In re the Indenture of Trust Made by BalsamNew York Supreme Court · 1968
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3Cited by2 opinions
- In re AschNew York Surrogate's Court · 1992
- In re the Estate of YounkerNew York Surrogate's Court · 1997