Megrue v. Megrue
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtMartin, J.
The question involved upon this submission is whether the decree in a former accounting proceeding in the Surro*246gate’s Court is res adjudicata and operates to prevent the allocation to principal, as required by the will and codicil, of certain stock dividends declared upon stock held in trust.
Joseph Rush Megrue died a resident of the county of New York on October 8, 1910, leaving a will and codicil which were admitted to probate in the Surrogate’s Court, New York county, on December 19, 1910, and letters testamentary were issued to Enoch G. Megrue, the defendant herein.
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2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Central Trust Co. v. FalckAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1917
- In re the Judicial Settlement of the Account of MegrueAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1915
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