Legal Opinion
Worm v. United States Trust Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 19, 1949PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBromley, J.
We are again asked to determine whether a limitation over to the heirs of the grantor in an inter vivos conveyance created a remainder in the, heirs or left a reversionary interest in the grantor.
The instrument of conveyance in each case is a trust agreement. In Matter of Burchell the question arises in the course of the administration of the estate of the deceased settlor. In Worm v. United States Trust Co. the settlor has attempted to revoke the trust instrument under section 23 of the Personal. Property Law by a notice of revocation executed by her alone.
The provisions in each of the two…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Doctor v. . HughesNew York Court of Appeals · 1919
- Whittemore v. Equitable Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1929
- Gray v. Union Trust Co.California Supreme Court · 1915
- Richardson v. RichardsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1948
- Sands v. Old Colony Trust Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1907
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3Cited by30 opinions
- Estate of Mandels v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1975
- In re DodgeNew York Court of Appeals · 1969
- Clark v. JudgeNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1964
- Anna P. Hatch v. The Riggs National BankCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1966
- McKenna v. Seattle-First National BankWashington Supreme Court · 1950
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