United States Trust Co. v. Tobias
New York Supreme Court
Action to construe a will. The facts appear in the opinion. Stewart & Sheldon, for the plaintiff. I. The great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren of the testatrix are entitled to their respective portions of the share of the estate of the testatrix of which Selina Hendricks was the beneficiary during her life (Barstow v. Goodwin, 2 Beav. 413, 418; Ralph v. Carrick, L. R. 11 Ch. Div. 873, 885; Low v. Harmony, 72 N. Y. 408, 414; Scott v. Guernsey, 48 Id. 106; Matter…
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Action to construe a will. The facts appear in the opinion. Stewart & Sheldon, for the plaintiff. I. The great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren of the testatrix are entitled to their respective portions of the share of the estate of the testatrix of which Selina Hendricks was the beneficiary during her life (Barstow v. Goodwin, 2 Beav. 413, 418; Ralph v. Carrick, L. R. 11 Ch. Div. 873, 885; Low v. Harmony, 72 N. Y. 408, 414; Scott v. Guernsey, 48 Id. 106; Matter of Brown, 29 Hun, 412; aff’d 93 N. Y. 295; Leigh v. Norbury, 3 Ves. Jr. Ch. 340 v. Ross v. Ross, 20 Beav. 645; Re…
1Opinion of the Court
Jorra P. Kingsford, Referee.
This is an action which is brought by the plaintiff, as trustee under the will of Frances Hendricks, of the share of her daughter, Selina Hendricks, now deceased, for an accounting of their trust and directions as to distribution of her estate among the persons entitled thereto under the said will.
Frances Hendricks died in the year 1854, leaving eight children, all of whom, with the exception of one, Selina. Hendricks, have had children, and in one case the claimants of a portion of the estate are great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren of Frances…
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