Benjamin v. Morgan Guaranty Trust Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Carol E. Huff, J.), entered June 6, 1989, inter alia, granting a motion by defendant, pursuant to CPLR 3211 (a) (5), dismissing the complaint, unanimously reversed, on the law and facts, the complaint reinstated and the motion denied, without costs.
Plaintiffs-appellants (the Benjamins) are descendants of Henry Rogers Benjamin (Benjamin) and his first wife. Benjamin died in 1967 and his will was admitted to probate on March 13, 1967. His will directed that approximately $6 million, one half of his residuary estate, be placed in trust for the benefit of…
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