Legal Opinion
In re the Final Accounting of Morgan Guaranty Trust Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided April 7, 1971PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Chief Judge Fuld.
This appeal calls upon us to determine whether the order of a California court, which construed the will of a California domiciliary—who exercised a general power of appointment created by a New York trust indenture — is entitled to full faith and credit in this State.
In 1935, Margaret Maher Acheson, as settlor, and Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York, as trustee, entered into a trust indenture. Insofar as relevant, it created a trust for the life of the settlor’s son, Edward Goodrich Acheson, Jr., and provided that, upon his death, the trustee was to divide the trust…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Hutchison v. RossNew York Court of Appeals · 1933
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3Cited by14 opinions
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