Legal Opinion

In re the Judicial Settlement of the Account of Proceedings Harden

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided May 4, 1917PublishedCited by 31 opinions

Appeal by Emma Louise Harden, individually and as guardian, and others, from parts of a decree of the Surrogate’s Court of the county of New York, entered in the office of said Surrogate’s Court on the 20th day of December, 1916, construing the will and settling the accounts of the executors herein.

1Opinion of the Court

Laughlin, J.:

The testator directed that his residuary estate be divided into seven equal parts; and he gave one part to his widow, Emma Louise Harden, two parts to his trustees ■ for his daughters Dorothea, an infant, and Mary, now Mary Harden Fowler, one part to each of his two sons, Francis Acheson and James, who are adults, and the remaining two parts to his trustees for his sons Acheson Adair and Boss, who are infants.

The infant daughter, Dorothea, appealed both by her special guardian and by her general guardian. The infant sons are *833respondents, represented by their special guardian; but…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Williamson v. WilliamsonNew York Court of Chancery · 1837
  2. Lawrence v. . LittlefieldNew York Court of Appeals · 1915
  3. Matter of StanfieldNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
  4. Edwards v. EdwardsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1903
  5. In Re the Judicial Accounting of McGowanNew York Court of Appeals · 1891

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3Cited by31 opinions

  1. In re the Estate of LeonardNew York Surrogate's Court · 1932
  2. In re the Estate of HerbNew York Surrogate's Court · 1937
  3. In re the Estate of LordNew York Surrogate's Court · 1929
  4. In re the Estate of JacksonNew York Surrogate's Court · 1930
  5. Lynchburg Trust & S. Bank v. Commissioner of Int. Rev.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1934

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