Hewitt v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co.

Page, J.:

The action is by substituted trustees of the trusts created by the will of Peter Cooper, deceased, for the benefit of Peter Cooper Hewitt, now deceased, for a judicial settlement of their accounts, and that the disposition to be made by the plaintiffs of the assets with which they may be chargeable be determined and decreed by the court.

The facts, as disclosed by the pleadings, are as follows:

Peter Cooper, a resident of the city, county and State of New York, died on or about the 4th day of April, 1883, leaving a will, by which, among other things, he created a trust for the benefit…