Brown v. Fletcher
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. Bill by John A. Brown and another against Austin B. Fletcher, as trustee of the testamentary, estate of Conrad Braker, Jr. From a decree dismissing the bill (203 Fed. 70), complainants appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
WARD, Circuit Judge.
The complainants, citizens of Pennsylvania, filed this bill against the defendant, a citizen of New York, who had been appointed by the Surrogate’s Court for the county of New York to succeed the trustee appointed in the will of Conrad Braker, Jr., deceased. It alleges that by virtue of an assignment from Conrad M. Braker and various mesne assignments the complainants are entitled to receive the sum of $10,000 in the hands of the defendant, as testamentary trustee, which he neglects and refuses to pay. The prayer for relief is that the defendant may be decreed to pay the…
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- Buzard v. HoustonSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
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