Legal Opinion
In re the Judicial Settlement of the Account of Buechner
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided November 15, 1918PublishedCited by 2 opinions
Proceeding upon the judicial settlement of the account of a trustee.
1Opinion of the Court
Ketcham, S.
The will under which this accounting is made, in the 4th paragraph thereof, devises one-half of the residue to the testator’s brother, William H. Griffith, during his life, and then provides as follows:
“ Upon the death of my said brother William H. Griffith I direct my trustee to divide the said estate so held in trust into as many shares as there shall be children of my said brother William H. Griffith living, and I give, devise and bequeath one of each of the said shares unto each of the children of my said brother William H. Griffith, absolutely and forever.”
At the time of the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Roseboom v. . RoseboomNew York Court of Appeals · 1880
- Van Nostrand v. . MooreNew York Court of Appeals · 1873
- Freeman v. . CoitNew York Court of Appeals · 1884
- Hacker v. HackerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1912
- Kurtz v. WiechmannAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1902
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Holbrook v. ShepardAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1927
- In re BuechnerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1919