McArthur v. Gordon
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from judgment of the supreme court, general term, third department, modifying and affirming judgment in favor of plaintiff.
1Opinion of the CourtEarl, J.
I have no doubt that a valid trust was created by the defendant Gordon by the instrument of April 19,1876. The trust was declared by deed in writing, as required by the Revised Statutes, 2 R. S., 134, §§ 6 and 7. It was not necessary that the deed should be based upon any consideration, or that it should be delivered. Fisher v. Fields, 10 Johns., 495; Wright v. Douglass, 7 N. Y., 564; Cook v. Barr, 44 id., 156; Van Cott v. Prentice, 104 *387id., 45; 5 N. Y. State Rep., 654; Montague v. Hayes, 10 Gray, 609; Urann v. Coates, 109 Mass., 581; Adams v. Adams, 21 Wall, 185; 1 Perry on Trusts, § 82.
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2Cases cited5 opinions
- Urann v. CoatesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1872
- McKillip v. McKillipNew York Supreme Court · 1850
- Fisher v. FieldsCourt for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors · 1812
- Wright v. . DouglassNew York Court of Appeals · 1853
- Loomis v. LoomisNew York Supreme Court · 1862
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