New York Court of Appeals
In the Matter of the Accounting of Brooklyn Trust Company, as Trustee of a Trust Created by the Will of Caroline A…
January 21, 1925239 N.Y. 259
Summary
The Court held that the Church Charity Foundation is not entitled to any portion of the estate's increase after Mrs. Seymour's death, that post‑death stock dividends belong to the residuum, and that the proceeds from the house sold after Mr. Seymour's death belong to his estate. Accordingly, the Appellate Division's order was modified and affirmed.