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Davies v. City Bank Farmers Trust Co.

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

Decided May 29, 1936PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtO’Malley, J.

This submission of controversy presents generally the question as to whether plaintiff has made a valid revocation of a trust agreement pursuant to section 23 of the Personal Property Law. More specifically we are called upon to decide whether plaintiff, as settlor, after setting up a life trust for her own benefit, retained a reversion or created a remainder in others; and if a remainder was created, whether all those beneficially interested have consented to the revocation.

Under date of January 21, 1924, the plaintiff created a trust, making the defendant’s predecessor the trustee. At the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Doctor v. . HughesNew York Court of Appeals · 1919
  2. Whittemore v. Equitable Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1929
  3. National Park Bank v. BillingsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1911
  4. Berlenbach v. Chemical Bank and Trust CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1932
  5. The National Park Bank of New York v. . BillingsNew York Court of Appeals · 1911

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Adriance v. HigginsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1940
  2. Guaranty Trust Co. v. New York Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1947
  3. McKenna v. Seattle-First National BankWashington Supreme Court · 1950
  4. In re the Accounting of deVaronaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1948
  5. Weber v. R. O. SidneyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1963

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