Steinway v. von Bernuth
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendants, Louis von Bernuth, individually and as executor and trustee of and under the last will of George A. Steinway, deceased, and others, from an interlocutory judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiffs, .entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Kings on the 24th day of June, 1902, upon the decision of the court, rendered after a trial at the Kings County Special Term, adjudging that three certain claims, asserted by the executors…
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Appeal by the defendants, Louis von Bernuth, individually and as executor and trustee of and under the last will of George A. Steinway, deceased, and others, from an interlocutory judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiffs, .entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Kings on the 24th day of June, 1902, upon the decision of the court, rendered after a trial at the Kings County Special Term, adjudging that three certain claims, asserted by the executors of the estate of William Steinway, deceased, against the executor and trustee of the estate of George A. Steinway,…
1Opinion of the Court
Woodward, J.:
The plaintiffs in this action are the infant heirs of the late George A. Steinway, who died on or about the 14th day of September, 1898, leaving a last will and testament bearing date February 6, 1897, in and by which he nominated, constituted and appointed his cousins, Charles H. Stein way and Frederick T. Steinway, and his brother-in-law, Louis von Bernuth, as executors and trustees thereunder. The will was admitted to probate by the surrogate of the county of New York on the 27th ‘day of October, 1898, and letters testamentary were issued to Louis von Bernuth, the other…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Miller v. Edison Electric Illuminating Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1903
- Fernandez v. FernandezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1897
- Steinway v. von BernuthAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1901
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- Feldman v. SturmAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1951