In re the Accounting of City Bank Farmers Trust Co.

Appeal from a decree of the Surrogate’s Court, Suffolk County, settling the trustees’ account and construing the wills of Jacob P. Baiter and Gertrude Baiter Field, both deceased.

Jacob P. Baiter died October 2, 1925. Under his will his daughter, Gertrude Baiter Field, was given a life estate in one fourth of his residuary estate. She was also given the power to appoint the entire principal of said share “ to such of her" lawful children or her lawful issue, in such shares and for such estates, and on such conditions as she may think fit, by Deed or by Will * * In case she left “ no such valid…