Putnam v. Lincoln Safe Deposit Co.
New York Supreme Court
Motion to confirm the report of a referee. John R. Putnam, the trustee, died Hovember 28, 1899, and his wife died September 30, 1900.
1Opinion of the Court
Kellogg, J. M., J.
The interlocutory judgment herein (34 Misc. Rep. 333, 66 App. Div. 136)" establishes that Judge Putnam was trustee for his wife and her children under the will of Robert M. Shoemaker, his wife’s father, and the only question here is to determine whether certain property belonged to Mrs. Putnam, and goes by her will to one of her sons, or belonged to the trust estate and goes under her father’s will to her three sons. The referee has found the property belongs to .the trust estate. Ho persons are interested in the question except the three sons. The report of the referee is…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Eisenlord v. . ClumNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- Lyon v. . RickerNew York Court of Appeals · 1894
- Putnam v. Lincoln Safe Deposit Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1901
- Putnam v. Lincoln Safe Deposit Co.New York Supreme Court · 1901
3Cited by1 opinion
- Putnam v. Lincoln Safe Deposit Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1903