Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Grinnell
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided January 15, 1921PublishedCited by 4 opinions
Proceeding upon the accounting of an executor. ■
1Opinion of the Court
Foley, S.
William G. Landon and Harold M. Landon are entitled to a one-fourth part of the cash and securities mentioned in the will on deposit in the Guaranty Trust Company with the accrued income thereon. The legacy to them was specific. Crawford v. McCarthy, 159 N. Y. 514; Matter of Matthews, 122 App. Div. 605. The death of one of the life tenants before the testator had no effect on the estate in remainder except to entitle the remaindermen to actual possession of the property as soon as the will took effect. Campbell v. Rawdon, 18 N. Y. 412, 421; Utica Trust & Deposit Co. v. Thompson, 87…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Crawford v. . McCarthyNew York Court of Appeals · 1899
- Matter of StanfieldNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
- Campbell v. . RawdonNew York Court of Appeals · 1858
- In re the Judicial Settlement of the Accounts of MatthewsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1907
- Utica Trust & Deposit Co. v. ThomsonNew York Supreme Court · 1914
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3Cited by4 opinions
- In re the Transfer Tax on the Estate of BrooksNew York Surrogate's Court · 1922
- In re the Estate of MattesNew York Surrogate's Court · 1958
- Herdman v. BoardmanCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1929
- In re the Estate of AmanNew York Surrogate's Court · 1938