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In re the Judicial Settlement of the Account of Proceedings of The Central Trust Co.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided February 15, 1900PublishedCited by 1 opinion

Appeal by Eugene Southack and another from that portion of a decree of the Surrogate’s Court of the county of New York, entered in said Surrogate’s Court on the 27th day of July, 1899., settling the account of the Central Trust Company of New York, as substituted trustee under the last will and testament of.

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Appeal by Eugene Southack and another from that portion of a decree of the Surrogate’s Court of the county of New York, entered in said Surrogate’s Court on the 27th day of July, 1899., settling the account of the Central Trust Company of New York, as substituted trustee under the last will and testament of. John W. Southack, deceased, and construing the provisions of the will of the said testator, which adjudges and decrees that in respect to the principal of the share of the estate of the testator, John W: Southack, of which his daughter, Maria L. Southack, received the income while living,…

1Opinion of the Court

Patterson, J.:

The Central Trust Company of New York, as substituted trustee under the last will and testan!ent of John W. Southack, deceased, presented its petition to the surrogate of New York,, praying that *225its account be judicially settled, that citations issue to those named in the petition as interested in the trust property and that distribution be made of the funds in its hands, as trustee, in accordance with the provisions of the will of the testator. It appeared by the petition that a doubt existed as to who were then entitled to the income of a one-seventh share of the trust…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Moak v. MoakAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1896

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. In re the Construction of the Will of WeeksNew York Surrogate's Court · 1950

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