of Moore v. Moore

Van Fleet, V. C.

This suit was brought to procure a construction of the will of George D. G. Moore, deceased. His executor is the complainant. He says that in attempting to execute his testator’s will he finds himself confronted by several questions, so difficult- to solve,, that he ought not to be required to act in respect to them until his duty has been judicially defined. An executor, or any other person charged with fiduciary duties, has an undoubted right in cases where his duties or his rights are involved in doubt, so-that he cannot act without risk of doing wrong either to himself or…