Benjamin v. Morgan Guaranty Trust Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Carol Huff, J.) entered December 19, 1990, which granted the defendant’s motion, pursuant to CPLR 325 (e) to remove the action to Surrogate’s Court, Suffolk County, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
Plaintiffs ("the Benjamins”) are descendants of Harry Rogers Benjamin and his first wife. Harry Rogers Benjamin (H.R. Benjamin) died in 1967 and his will was admitted to probate on March 12, 1967. His will directed that approximately $6,000,000, which constituted about one half of his residuary estate, be placed in trust for the benefit of his third wife,…
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