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Matter of Cross

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Mar 8, 1957
2 N.Y.2d 929 (N.Y. 1957)

Opinion

Argued January 18, 1957

Decided March 8, 1957

Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Fourth Judicial Department, J. MAYNARD JONES, S.

Arthur L. Evans for Oneida National Bank and Trust Company of Utica and another, appellants.

LeGrand C. Tibbits for Home for the Homeless in the City of Utica, appellant.

Thomas S. Kernan for Lansing G.L. Sayre, respondent.

George R. Davis for Margaret H. Cross, as executrix of J. Theodore Cross, deceased successor trustee under the will of James Sayre, deceased.

Pirnie Pritchard for Jane B.S. Bryant, individually and as executrix of Amelia V.R. Sayre, deceased, and as executrix of Leonora S. Platner, deceased.



Order affirmed, with costs to all parties appearing separately and filing separate briefs payable out of the estate. No opinion.

Concur: CONWAY, Ch. J., DESMOND, DYE, FULD, FROESSEL, VAN VOORHIS and BURKE, JJ.


Summaries of

Matter of Cross

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Mar 8, 1957
2 N.Y.2d 929 (N.Y. 1957)
Case details for

Matter of Cross

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of the Accounting of MARGARET H. CROSS, as Executrix of J…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Mar 8, 1957

Citations

2 N.Y.2d 929 (N.Y. 1957)
161 N.Y.S.2d 890
141 N.E.2d 920

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