Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Thomas
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided February 1, 1929PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’Brien, S.
General Samuel Thomas died in 1903. He left an estate amounting to about $15,000,000. By his will duly admitted to probate he established four distinct and separate trusts: (1) The trust for his widow Ann Augusta Thomas, who is still living; (2) the trust for his son Harold Thomas, who is still living; (3) the trust for his daughter Eleanor Nancy Thomas, who married Robert Livingston Beeckman and who died in 1921 leaving no issue; and (4) the trust for his son Edward R. Thomas, who died July 6, 1926. This latter trust was to pay over the income to Edward R. Thomas in equal…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- In re the Estate of MeehanNew York Surrogate's Court · 1918
- Deering v. PierceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1912
- Farmers' Loan & Trust Co. v. PendletonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1906
- Bank of New York and Trust Company v. HamersleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1925
- Yates v. ThomasNew York Supreme Court · 1901
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3Cited by3 opinions
- In re the Estate of BurgerNew York Surrogate's Court · 1935
- First Trust & Deposit Co. v. CommissionerUnited States Board of Tax Appeals · 1940
- In re the Estate of BabcockNew York Surrogate's Court · 1929