In Re the Accounting of Wild

This is an appeal by two testamentary trustees from so much of a decree of the Surrogate’s Court of Kings county as denies them certain commissions as trustees and which settles their accounts in a proceeding for that purpose.

The decedent died, leaving a will whereby he created a trust in his residuary estate to pay the income therefrom quarterly to his wife during her life. Then followed a clause which reads: “ Upon her death, I direct my said executors to divide the principal of the trust fund into three equal parts and one of said parts to hold and invest and keep invested and to pay the…