In re Hazard
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from surrogate’s court, New York county. Theodore B. Hazard was required by order of the surrogate to account as administrator of Jabez H. Hazard, a deceased trustee, and appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtVan Brunt, P. J.
William Nelson and John M. Nixon were trustees under tli'e will of Eliza Eagle. Nixon died, and Nelson was discharged from the duties of the trust, and Jabez H. Hazard was appointed trustee in his place by an order of the supreme court made in Dutchess county on March 26, 1870. Hazard gave the bond required by the order, and acted as trustee until the time of his death, in 1888, upon the happening of which event the appellant was duly appointed his administrator, and the surrogate of this county made an order by which he assumed to appoint Albert W. Seaman, the respondent in this proceeding,…
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