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In re the Judicial Settlement of the Account of Megrue

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided December 3, 1915PublishedCited by 11 opinions

Appeal by Enoch G-. Megrue, as trustee, from an order and decree'of the Surrogate’s Court of the county of New York in favor of the petitioner, entered in the office of said Surrogate’s Court on the 18th day of October, 1915.

1Opinion of the Court

Scott, J.:

Enoch Gr. Megrue, who died October 8, 1910, left a will and a codicil. So far as involved in this appeal the 3d paragraph of his will reads as follows: “Third. I give and bequeath to my Executor and Trustee hereinafter named One hundred shares of the capital stock of the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey upon the following trust, to wit: to pay the net income of same to my wife Minnie Megrue, for and during the term of her natural life. After the death of my said wife, I give and bequeath the said One hundred shares of the capital stock nf the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, to…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. In Re the Accounting of OsborneNew York Court of Appeals · 1913
  2. Williams v. . WilliamsNew York Court of Appeals · 1853
  3. St. John v. Andrews Institute for GirlsNew York Court of Appeals · 1908
  4. Pray v. . HegemanNew York Court of Appeals · 1883
  5. In re the Final Judicial Settlement of the Accounts of HoytAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1906

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Morris v. MorrisNew York Court of Appeals · 1936
  2. In re the Estate of MeyerNew York Surrogate's Court · 1931
  3. Megrue v. MegrueAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1931
  4. United States Trust Co. v. HeyeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1918
  5. Uran v. UranNew York Supreme Court · 1960

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