Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Brown
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided September 22, 1938PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Wingate, S.
In the present case the court is faced with the somewhat hazardous necessity of attempting to chart a safe course between the Scylla of Fargo v. Squiers (154 N. Y. 250) and the Charybdis of Low v. Bankers Trust Co. (270 id. 143).
*45The will of Joseph E. Brown, Sr., was probated in this court on January 31, 1918. By its “ third ” item, he directed the erection of trusts in the principal sums of $25,000 for each of his children, one of such being for the life benefit of his son, Joseph E. Brown, Jr. The will also contained the following provision: “ and I hereby authorize and empower…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Edwards v. KearzeySupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Fargo v. . SquiersNew York Court of Appeals · 1897
- People Ex Rel. City of New York v. . NixonNew York Court of Appeals · 1920
- Farmers' Loan Trust Co. v. . KipNew York Court of Appeals · 1908
- In Re the Accounting of ProssNew York Court of Appeals · 1936
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3Cited by3 opinions
- In re the Estate of LynnNew York Surrogate's Court · 1940
- In re the Estate of StrongNew York Surrogate's Court · 1939
- In re the Estate of WoodwardNew York Surrogate's Court · 1940