In re the Final Judicial Settlement of the Accounts of Petheram

Sadler, S.—

Fanny Jewett, the testatrix; died April Y, 186Y, a resident of the village of Skaneateles, this county. She left a will which was admitted to probate by the Surrogate’s Court of this county on the 6th day of June, 186Y. Benjamin F. Petheram, the petitioner in this proceeding, is the qualified and acting trustee of the trust created in her will. The event has now occurred which terminates the trust, viz., the death of the life tenant, and the trustee has in his hands a fund of $24,390.29 to be distributed under the terms of the will.

The will among other things provides that the…