Legal Opinion
In re the Accounting of Lincoln Rochester Trust Co.
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided July 20, 1948PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Witmer, S.
Testatrix died in 1928, and her will, made in 1927, was admitted to probate by this court on October 22, 1928. The will created a trust for Benjamin Woods for life. He died on October 2,1947. The trustee has petitioned for a judicial settlement of its account, and seeks a construction of the will in connection therewith.
*747.The will directs the trustee (par. “ Eighth ” [d]) “ To pay at the death of the said Benjamin Woods the principal of said trust fund and any undistributed income in equal shares ” (italics added) to nine named nephews and nieces. Paragraph ‘ ‘ Ninth ’ ’ provides: “…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- In Re the Accounting of the United States Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1933
- New York Life Insurance & Trust Co. v. WinthropNew York Court of Appeals · 1923
- In Re the Accounting of the Farmers' Loan & Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1914
- In Re the Will of ChapalNew York Court of Appeals · 1936
- Petry v. PetryAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1919
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Gloria M. Packard Polt, Estate of Robert L. Dula, Deceased v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1956
- In re the Accounting of National City BankNew York Supreme Court · 1954
- In re the Estate of SanfordNew York Surrogate's Court · 1957
- In re the Accounting of Guaranty Trust Co.New York Surrogate's Court · 1959
- In re the Estate of SernauNew York Surrogate's Court · 1962
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