Legal Opinion
Whittemore v. Equitable Trust Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 13, 1929PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCrane, J.
The plaintiffs have had judgment on a submitted controversy revoking a deed of trust. The defendant trustee has appealed, insisting that there are vested interests which have not consented to the evocation. Section 23 of the Personal Property Law (Cons. Laws, ch. 41) states when a trust in personal property may be revoked It reads:
“ Upon the written consent of all the persons beneficially interested in a trust in personal property or any part thereof heretofore or hereafter created, the creator, of such trust may revoke the same as to the whole or such part thereof, and thereupon the estate…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Moore v. LittelNew York Court of Appeals · 1869
- Doctor v. . HughesNew York Court of Appeals · 1919
- Campbell v. . StokesNew York Court of Appeals · 1894
- Gray v. Union Trust Co.California Supreme Court · 1915
- Sands v. Old Colony Trust Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1907
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3Cited by67 opinions
- National Shawmut Bank v. JoyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1944
- Schoellkopf v. Marine Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1935
- Richardson v. RichardsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1948
- Engel v. Guaranty Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1939
- Worm v. United States Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1949
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