In re the Judicial Settlement of the Final Account of Proceedings of Irving Trust Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtJohnston, J.
Two questions are presented: First, the interpretation of the second paragraph of article “ Thirteenth ” of the will of the testator, Joseph Battell; second, the allowance to be made for the services rendered by a deceased trustee, Robert T. Sheldon, who had been appointed by the court to administer the unexecuted trusts created by the will.
The testator, a resident of Kings county, executed his will in 1868 and died in 1874. By his will he disposed of a substantial estate amounting approximately to $1,000,000, the greater part of which he gave to his own kin.
The dispute here relates to the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Gilliam v. . Guaranty Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1906
- Tillman v. . DavisNew York Court of Appeals · 1884
- In Re the Accounting of BusheNew York Court of Appeals · 1919
- In Re the Accounting of Bankers Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1937
- In Re the Accounting of ZieglerNew York Court of Appeals · 1916
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- In re the Estate of BourneNew York Surrogate's Court · 1967
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