Legal Opinion
In re the Accounting of Bishop
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided January 12, 1954PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Rubenstein, S.
An objection by one of the legatees to the executors’ account requires a determination as to whether a bequest to her is a general or a specific legacy.
About twenty years before the execution of the will testatrix, over a period of months, entered into three trust agreements with the Brooklyn Trust Company. In each of these agreements she directed the company, as trustee, to invest in a common trust fund known as the <£ Composite Fund, Series A.” As a result of these directions, the company purchased and held in trust for testatrix forty-five ££ units ” of the fund. The…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Tifft v. . PorterNew York Court of Appeals · 1853
- In Re the Accounting of Security Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1917
- In re the Estate of FreemanNew York Surrogate's Court · 1931
- De Nottebeck v. . AstorNew York Court of Appeals · 1855
- In re the Estate of EastmanNew York Surrogate's Court · 1939
3Cited by1 opinion
- Shriners Hospitals for Crippled Children v. EmrieSupreme Court of Missouri · 1961