Legal Opinion

Harrison v. Egan

New York Court of Appeals

Decided April 14, 1936PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Crane, Ch. J.

This action has been brought by the beneficiary of a trust to recover the principal trust fund diverted by the trustee and devised or bequeathed to George Schultz for whose estate the public administrator is the representative and party defendant in this action. As we are to modify the judgment merely as to the item of interest the facts may be briefly stated.

Daniel B. Harrison, the plaintiff’s father, died April 21, 1887, when the plaintiff was about three years of age. Harrison left a will which in effect left all his property to his wife in trust for his child, this plaintiff.…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Lightfoot v. . DavisNew York Court of Appeals · 1910
  2. Newton v. . PorterNew York Court of Appeals · 1877

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Equity Corp. v. GrovesNew York Court of Appeals · 1945
  2. Parker v. RogersonNew York Supreme Court · 1973
  3. In re the Estate of BradyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1955
  4. Culpepper v. CulpepperNew York Supreme Court · 1955
  5. Equity Corp. v. GrovesNew York Court of Appeals · 1945

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