New York Court of Appeals
Benjamin H. Hutton, as Trustees v. James Benkard, Appellants
April 24, 188392 N.Y. 295
Summary
The Court affirmed that the testatrix's will validly executed the power of appointment reserved in the 1869 trust deed for both real and personal property, even though the will did not expressly reference the power, applying the statutory rule for real estate to personalty.