Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Cheney
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided January 28, 1976PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJohn. D. Bennett, J.
This is an accounting proceeding wherein the trustee requests the court to construe decedent’s will. Decedent died in 1963 and under the terms of his will he provided in article fifth for the creation of various trusts for the benefit of the children of his predeceased daughter, Alessandra Cheney Appleby. Mrs. Appleby was survived by four children who are the beneficiaries of the trusts so created. One of the beneficiaries of the trust, Ward C. Appleby, died in 1973 at the age of 18. The sole issue to be determined by the court is the disposition of accumulated income in the Ward C. Appleby…
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- In re the Estate of LittmanNew York Surrogate's Court · 1937
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