In re the Estate of Williams

Delehanty, S.

A question of commissions requires determination. Deceased put one-half of his estate in trust for the life of his wife with remainder to “be added to the balance of my estate and be handled in the manner provided therein.” This “ balance ” he divided into three equal parts. Two parts he bequeathed outright. The third he gave in trust for the life benefit of a daughter. A single trustee has been acting for both wife and daughter. The trust for the wife has now ended. One-third of its corpus is about to be paid into the fund from which the daughter derives income. The trustee has…