Legal Opinion
In re Pratt
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided April 16, 1929PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Wingate, S.
The surviving trustee under the will of Amelia Landon Gurlitz, in connection with her application for the judicial settlement of her accounts, has applied to this court for a direction respecting the payment of taxes on certain real property in the trust res and for a construction of the 2d and 3d paragraphs of the will of decedent.
In deciding the former question, it may be observed that one of the primary duties of a trustee is to conserve the property and assets of the trust estate until its complete and final termination, which takes place only when its terms are entirely…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Clark v. . CammannNew York Court of Appeals · 1899
- In Re the Will of BumpNew York Court of Appeals · 1922
- In Re the Accounting of BrownNew York Court of Appeals · 1897
- Reynolds v. . RobinsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1880
- In re the Application for a Construction of Last Will & Testament of GrossmanNew York Surrogate's Court · 1928
3Cited by20 opinions
- In re GorraNew York Surrogate's Court · 1929
- In re the Estate of HopnerNew York Surrogate's Court · 1933
- Middlebury College v. Town of HancockSupreme Court of Vermont · 1947
- In re the Estate of LevyNew York Surrogate's Court · 1939
- In re the Accounting of President & Directors of the Manhattan Co.New York Surrogate's Court · 1954
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