Legal Opinion
In re Cohen
New York Supreme Court
Decided January 23, 1940Published
1Opinion of the CourtLockwood, J.
This motion was brought on by notice of motion and petition for the purpose of removing the trustee of an express trust of personal property. The petitioner, Merle Cohen, is the wife of the trustee; Morris Cohen. Several years ago they entered ¡ into a separation agreement under which the petitioner was given ' the custody of the nine-year old son of the marriage.
On January 29, 1936, the trustee’s father, Louis Cohen, owned' 200 shares of stock of Jabee Estates, Inc., which he transferred to himself and his son, Morris Cohen, the infant’s father, as trustees. ¡ The trust agreement provided…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Hughes v. . CumingNew York Court of Appeals · 1900
- Matter of the Petition of LivingstonNew York Court of Appeals · 1866
- In re Van WyckNew York Court of Chancery · 1846
- Barrett v. BarrettAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1927
- In re BrunsNew York Supreme Court · 1935