Legal Opinion

In re the Estate of Brewster

New York Surrogate's Court

Decided December 5, 1932PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Feely, S.

The only question on this accounting is whether certain claims for legal services by one of the trustees should be approved and allowed. No question arises as to allowances for accounting, commissions or disbursements.

The trustees were husband and wife, she being the survivor of the two life beneficiaries, and he being an attorney at law. After the death of his first wife, who was the deceased life beneficiary,°and on through the last decade and almost until his death, he devoted practically all of his time to his trusteeship.

In 1924 there was an intermediate judicial settlement, and…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Matter of DurandNew York Court of Appeals · 1928
  2. In Re the Judicial Settlement of the Account of AlbertsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
  3. In re the Estate of OwenNew York Surrogate's Court · 1932
  4. In re the Estate of ShepardNew York Surrogate's Court · 1930
  5. In re the Judicial Settlement of the Accounts of Fidelity Trust Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1921

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. In re the Estate of CroniseNew York Surrogate's Court · 1937
  2. In re the Estate of WhitmoreNew York Surrogate's Court · 1939
  3. Develon's EstatePennsylvania Orphans' Court, Montgomery County · 1936

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