In re the Accounting of Armstrong

Collins, S.

In this proceeding for the settlement of the intermediate account of the trustees, question is raised concerning the propriety of the allowance of multiple commissions under subdivision 6 of section 285-a of the Surrogate’s Court Act. It appears that the trust accounted for was valued at $97,351.62 as of December 16,1935, the beginning of the accounting period. At that time only one of the trustees presently accounting was in office, the second qualifying later on July 7, 1936, at which time the trust was valued at $99,384.98. As the result of actually realized increases on sales…