Legal Opinion
In re the Accounting of City Bank Farmers Trust Co.
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided October 9, 1950Published
1Opinion of the Court
Collins, S.
The trustee has filed its final account and requests a construction of the will in respect of distribution of the corpus. The trust was for the life use of Ella Louise Haskin and upon her death the principal is bequeathed “ to her issue, if any, or, in default of such issue, to her heirs-at-law.” She died without issue.
The court has heretofore ruled that an adopted adult daughter is not entitled to the remainder (Matter of Buckingham, 194 Misc. 297). A hearing was directed for the submission of proof of the identity of the heirs and distributees of the life beneficiary. At the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- In Re the Accounting of Bankers Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1937
- In Re the Accounting of Irving Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1941
- In re the Judicial Settlement of the Account of De VoeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1905
- Hyatt v. PugsleyNew York Supreme Court · 1856
- Hurtin v. ProalNew York Surrogate's Court · 1855
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