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Matter of Bearns

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jun 6, 1919
188 App. Div. 215 (N.Y. App. Div. 1919)

Opinion

June 6, 1919.

Arthur W. Dennen, for the appellant.

James A. Davis [ Rudolph F. Rabe with him on the brief], for the respondents.


The question raised on this appeal is whether the trustees, upon the judicial settlement of their accounts before the trust is terminated, are entitled to half commissions upon the value of real property received by them prior to the amendment of section 2753 of the Code of Civil Procedure in 1916 (Laws of 1916, chap. 596). The surrogate decided that this question is governed by his opinion in Matter of Potter ( 106 Misc. Rep. 113). We adopt the reasoning of the surrogate in that case and affirm the decree.

The decree of the Surrogate's Court of Kings county should be affirmed, with costs to the respondents payable out of the estate.

JENKS, P.J., MILLS, RICH, BLACKMAR and KELLY, JJ., concurred.

Decree of the Surrogate's Court of Kings county affirmed, with costs to the respondents payable out of the estate.


Summaries of

Matter of Bearns

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jun 6, 1919
188 App. Div. 215 (N.Y. App. Div. 1919)
Case details for

Matter of Bearns

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of the Petition of JAMES S. BEARNS and FERDINAND W. KELLER…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department

Date published: Jun 6, 1919

Citations

188 App. Div. 215 (N.Y. App. Div. 1919)
176 N.Y.S. 794

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