Roosa v. Harrington
New York Supreme Court
Actions for an accounting and for the construction of a will.
1Opinion of the CourtChester, J.
The first action is one brought by the trustee, under the will of Latham Cornell, for an accounting and for a distribution of the trust funds in his hands to the parties entitled thereto. The second action is one brought by the widow of the testator, asking for a judicial construction of his will and for the payment to her of one-third of the personalty of the trust estate, on' the theory that her husband died intestate as to the principal of such trust fund.
Both actions involve the same questions as to the construction of the will, and have been tried together.
The testator, Latham Cornell,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Moore v. LittelNew York Court of Appeals · 1869
- In Re the Accounting of BrownNew York Court of Appeals · 1897
- Hennessy v. . PattersonNew York Court of Appeals · 1881
- Doane v. . Mercantile Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1899
- In Re the Judicial Settlement of the Accounts of YoungNew York Court of Appeals · 1895
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Roth v. KarstenWisconsin Supreme Court · 1926
- Moulton v. ChapmanSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1911
- Roosa v. HarringtonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1901