Legal Opinion
In re Mordecai
New York Supreme Court
Decided April 7, 1960PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJacob Markowitz, J.
This is an application by the settlor of an inter vivos trust who is also the beneficiary thereunder to compel revocation and surrender of the corpus.
The trust was created in November, 1955 shortly after the settlor inherited a considerable sum of money as the result of the termination, by her father’s death, of two trusts, one inter vivos and one testamentary created by her grandfather. The settlor agreed to place at least part of her inheritance in trust for herself for life and remainder to her next of kin surviving her on her father’s side only.
Broad powers are given the trustees (one of…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Cuthbert v. . ChauvetNew York Court of Appeals · 1893
- Wallace v. . BerdellNew York Court of Appeals · 1884
- Newton v. HuntAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1909
- Newton v. . HuntNew York Court of Appeals · 1911
- Franklin v. Chatham Phenix National Bank & Trust Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1932
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Illinois Central Railroad Company v. United StatesDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1967
- Warren v. CropseyNew York Supreme Court · 1966
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