Lawrence v. Lawrence

The following is the opinion of the Special Term:

Bijur, J.

The question presented to me in the present phase of this litigation is whether the plaintiff is entitled to share in certain income of an estate under the following circumstances: In 1893 the husband of the defendant, Lee Gwynne Lawrence, made a deed of trust of all his property to his wife and a third party which provided for the investment of the property, the payment of the expenses of executing the trust, the payment of $3,000 annually to the trustor and the payment over to the defendant of the balance of the net income of said…