Legal Opinion

In re the Judicial Settlement of the Account of Brown

New York Surrogate's Court

Decided June 15, 1899PublishedCited by 2 opinions

Proceedings upon the settlement of the accounts of trustees.

1Opinion of the Court

Varnum, S.

This is one of the undecided matters of Judge Arnold. Decedent gave his entire estate to his executors in trust, to pay his wife the income thereof during her life or during her widowhood. Then follows this clause: “ I further direct that in case of her death or in case she should marry, then I direct my said executors hereinafter named to divide my said estate, real and personal, into five equal parts or shares and that the same he paid over to my children as follows: To my daughter Ann Jane, one-fifth part; to my son John Joseph, one-fifth part; to my daughter Mary Cecelia,…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Baer v. HendricksNew York Court of Appeals · 1895
  2. In Re the Accounting of BrownNew York Court of Appeals · 1897
  3. Carr v. SmithAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1898
  4. In re the Estate of ElliottNew York Surrogate's Court · 1899
  5. In re Hedger's EstateNew York Supreme Court · 1890

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. In re the Estate of SoyNew York Surrogate's Court · 1932
  2. In re LotzNew York Surrogate's Court · 1915

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