Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Rasmussen
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided May 10, 1933PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Wingate, S.
A somewhat novel situation in respect to the rights arising from a tentative savings bank trust, popularly known as a “ Totten ” trust, is presented by the case at bar. The undisputed facts, in so far as pertinent, disclose that on or about the 9th of June, 1904, the decedent opened a savings account with the City Savings Bank of Brooklyn in her name “ in trust for Helen Mackey.” The named beneficiary is the widow of a deceased nephew of the depositor, and was apparently on terms of close intimacy and friendship with the depositor. The account was, from its inception, extremely…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- In Re the Accounting of TottenNew York Court of Appeals · 1904
- In Re the Accounting of National Bank & Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1931
- Walter v. . WalterNew York Court of Appeals · 1916
- Viets v. . Union National Bank of TroyNew York Court of Appeals · 1886
- Camardella v. SchwartzAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1908
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Hagen v. RekowSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1958
- In Re Guardianship of the Estate & Person of SchoberSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1975
- In re the Estate of KeelingNew York Surrogate's Court · 1933
- In re the Accounting of BarlettaNew York Surrogate's Court · 1956
- First Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. SavallischMichigan Supreme Court · 1961
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