Legal Opinion
In re the Accounting of Dohrman
New York Supreme Court
Decided March 16, 1949PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Collins, S.
In this proceeding for the settlement of the account of the successor trustee, two of the appointees designated by the donee of a testamentary power of appointment have interposed objections which require construction of the residuary clause of the will (Surrogate’s Ct. Act, § 40, subd. 8). The exercise of the power in the manner attempted by the donee is challenged upon the theory that she exceeded the authority she derived under the will.
The testator, after making a number of general bequests, directed his trustees to erect trusts of $16,400 for each of two daughters and left the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Matter of WentworthNew York Court of Appeals · 1920
- In Re the Accounting of EvansNew York Court of Appeals · 1922
- In Re Accounting of Guaranty Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1938
- In Re the Accounting of BeeckmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1930
- In re the Will of CohnNew York Surrogate's Court · 1944
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3Cited by2 opinions
- In the Matter of WalzIndiana Court of Appeals · 1981
- In re the Will of SwartNew York Surrogate's Court · 1961