Legal Opinion

Dechert v. Pratt

New York Supreme Court

Decided October 14, 1943Published

1Opinion of the Court

Pécora, J.

This motion is made pursuant to subdivision 3 of section 193 of the Civil Practice Act by beneficiaries of an inter vivos trust to have them made parties defendant in an action by a creditor of the settlor of the trust to set aside certain modifications of the trust as fraudulent conveyances. The trust res consists of a one-third interest of the settlor in a parcel of real property situated in the county of New York, The moving parties each have an interest in the income of the trust, equitable rights in the reversion and a contractual obligation from their father to make a will…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Vetterlein v. BarnesSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
  2. Matter of Estate of StrautNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
  3. Rogers v. RogersNew York Court of Chancery · 1831
  4. Jackson v. TallmadgeNew York Court of Appeals · 1927
  5. Bulova v. E. L. Barnett, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1920

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