Legal Opinion

In re the Estate of Lifschutz

New York Surrogate's Court

Decided October 23, 1961Published

1Opinion of the Court

Maximilian Moss, S.

Incidental to the judicial settlement of an account, the special guardian of the infant beneficiary of a testamentary trust created under article 1‘ seventh ’ ’ of the will seeks to determine if “ the principal of the said trust fund should be paid, at this time, to the general guardian of said infant.”

The testatrix, under article ‘ ‘ fourth ’ ’ of the will, divided her residuary estate into six shares and bequeathed one such share to each of her five named children and directed that a sixth share be held in trust for a granddaughter. The “ seventh ” article directs one…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. In re the Estate of HaydenNew York Surrogate's Court · 1939
  2. New York Trust Co. v. BlackAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1917
  3. In re ConnollyNew York Surrogate's Court · 1911
  4. The New York Trust Company v. . BlackNew York Court of Appeals · 1918
  5. In re the Estate of BrettellNew York Surrogate's Court · 1941

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