Bjarsch v. DiFalco

PALMIERI, District Judge.

The plaintiffs in this action are German nationals and residents of the German Democratic Republic. They are remaindermen of a trust established in the will of a New York resident, Hanna Elizabeth Cosgrove, and are now entitled, under the terms of the trust, to immediate distribution of the remainder. The estate is presently subject to supervision of the New York County Surrogate’s Court. This suit, against the two Surrogates of that county named as the defendants herein, seeks a summary judgment requiring the payment to the plaintiffs of money due them under a trust…