Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Vanderbilt
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided May 27, 1929PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Foley, S.
In this accounting proceeding of the surviving trustee, two questions of construction arise for determination. The testator, Cornelius Vanderbilt, died on September 12, 1899, and this is the first accounting of the trust since the date of his death. An interpretation of the 7th and 8th articles of the will, which created the trust, and the 17th article, which disposed of the residue, becomes necessary.
Paragraph 7 provides: “ I also give and bequeath to my said wife the annual income or sum of Two hundred and Fifty thousand dollars, payable to her quarterly, to be computed from the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Cochrane v. . SchellNew York Court of Appeals · 1894
- Albany Hospital v. . Albany Guardian SocietyNew York Court of Appeals · 1915
- Matter of KohlerNew York Court of Appeals · 1921
- Floyd v. . CarowNew York Court of Appeals · 1882
- Griffen v. . KeeseNew York Court of Appeals · 1907
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3Cited by12 opinions
- In re the Estate of HartfieldNew York Surrogate's Court · 1931
- Queen's Hospital v. Hite, TrusteeHawaii Supreme Court · 1950
- In re the Estate of McKennaNew York Surrogate's Court · 1940
- In re the Estate of VanderbiltNew York Surrogate's Court · 1934
- In re the Estate of SavinNew York Surrogate's Court · 1939
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