In re Brigham
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from judgment of the general term of the supreme-court in the fifth judicial department, affirming decree of the surrogate of the county of Livingston.
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Appeal from judgment of the general term of the supreme-court in the fifth judicial department, affirming decree of the surrogate of the county of Livingston. The First National Bank of Dansville, N. Y, having been organized pursuant to the laws of the United States and after having carried on its business for many years, became insolvent, and Charles L. Bingham was, by the comptroller of currency of the United States, duly appointed receiver of the bank in September, 1887, and entered upon the performance of his duties as such. The comptroller of the currency made an assessment of 100 per…
1Opinion of the CourtBradley, J.
The testator, James Faulkner, died seized of a considerable quantity of real property, some of which he specifically devised ; and the rest of it came within the residuary clause of his will by which he gave to his heirs and next of kin the residue of his estate to be divided between and paid to them in cash in five years from his decease, and gave to the executors power to sell and convert into money the property and make the distribution there directed. In' July and August, 1887, James Faulkner, Jr., mortgaged to John Hyland lands specifically devised to him by the testator and situated in…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Oakley v. . AspinwallNew York Court of Appeals · 1850
- Chamberlain v. . TaylorNew York Court of Appeals · 1887
- Matter of City of RochesterNew York Court of Appeals · 1888
- Erwin v. . LoperNew York Court of Appeals · 1871
- In Re the Judicial Settlement of the Accounts of PowersNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
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