Tiffany Studios v. Seibert
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Submission of a controversy upon an agreed statement of facts pursuant to section 1279 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
1Opinion of the Court
Dowling, J.:
William B. Dana died on October 10, 1910, leaving a last will and testament dated April 12, 1909, and a codicil thereto dated September 13, 1910, which were duly admitted to probate in the county of Suffolk, State of New York, on November 28, 1910. Three separate trusts were created under these instruments. The first was of his holdings of capital stock in the William B. Dana Company, which he left to Jacob B. Seibert, Jr., and Ethel Dana Shepherd in trust, to receive the income thereof for certain designated purposes and periods, with the following provisions: •
“ I empower my…
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