Legal Opinion
In re the Accounting of Weller
New York Supreme Court
Decided May 31, 1957PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSamuel W. Eager, J.
There is here before this court the matter of the final judicial settlement of the account of a substitute testamentary trustee, and there is required a determination as to the final disposition of the share of the testator’s estate which was held in trust for the benefit of his daughter, Edith Esselstyn, for her life.
The testator’s will was executed in 1883. He died in 1886 and his will was thereupon duly admitted to probate by the Surrogate’s Court, New York County. The will bequeaths several legacies in stated sums, including a bequest for the life benefit of the testator’s mother;…
2Cases cited37 opinions
- In re the Construction of the Will of UpjohnNew York Court of Appeals · 1952
- In Re the Appraisal, Under the Transfer Tax Act, of the Estate of CookNew York Court of Appeals · 1907
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- New York Life Insurance & Trust Co. v. VieleNew York Court of Appeals · 1899
- In Re the Estate of HayesNew York Court of Appeals · 1934
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