In re the Estate of Brandt
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Sullivan, J. P.
Petitioners, Jody Brandt Grotzinger and Geoffrey Brandt, partial remaindermen of two trusts under their grandfather’s will, commenced this proceeding in the Surrogate’s Court to remove the three surviving trustees for violations of fiduciary duty and for an assessment of damages against Martin Levine and Richard Brandt, the general partners of a limited partnership in which the trusts have a 50% limited partnership interest.
One trust is a marital trust (Share 1 Trust) under which the life beneficiary, the testator’s widow, has a general power of appointment;…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Meinhard v. SalmonNew York Court of Appeals · 1928
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- Ruzicka v. RagerNew York Court of Appeals · 1953
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