Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Morrison
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided December 19, 1939PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Foley, S.
The proceeding for the settlement of the account of the executor was consolidated by appropriate order with the proceeding for the construction of the will.
The questions of construction presented for determination involve: (1) The vahdity of the income dispositions of the trust of the business left by the testator and the vahdity of the remainder thereof and particularly whether the provisions of the will violated the statutory rules for the suspension of the power of alienation, and (2) if partial illegality is found whether any of the trust provisions may be saved by the process of…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- King v. . TalbotNew York Court of Appeals · 1869
- Carrier v. . CarrierNew York Court of Appeals · 1919
- Robert v. . CorningNew York Court of Appeals · 1882
- Booth v. Baptist Church of Christ of PoughkeepsieNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- In Re the Will of HornerNew York Court of Appeals · 1924
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3Cited by10 opinions
- In re the Estate of ConnorNew York Surrogate's Court · 1962
- Mercantile Trust Company v. HammersteinSupreme Court of Missouri · 1964
- Bankers Trust Co. v. ToppingNew York Supreme Court · 1943
- In re the Estate of KrivanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1969
- In re the Accounting of GoldsteinNew York Surrogate's Court · 1949
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