Legal Opinion
In re the Accounting of Bankers Trust Co.
New York Supreme Court
Decided December 2, 1957PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJomsr L. Flyee, J.
In this proceeding pursuant to article 79 of the Civil Practice Act for the judicial settlement of the account of proceedings of a trustee, direction of the court is sought as to the disposition of the trust principal. This involves construction of the trust instrument and of the validity and exercise of a power of appointment therein contained.
On October 4, 1912, Mary Grace Meissner, a citizen of the United States, domiciled in the State of New York, entered into an indenture of trust with Bankers Trust Company in the city of New York, under the terms of which certain securities were turned…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Matter of New York Life Insurance and Trust CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1913
- Bishop v. BishopNew York Court of Appeals · 1931
- In re the Estate of WalbridgeNew York Surrogate's Court · 1942
- In re SpitzmullerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1951
- In re SpitzmullerNew York Court of Appeals · 1952
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3Cited by3 opinions
- The First National Bank of Chicago, and Frank J. Kelly and Helen H. Hexter v. John A. EttlingerCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1972
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