New York Court of Appeals

In the Matter of the Accounting of Furman Clayton, as Executor of Mary C. Durbrow, Deceased, Respondent. Faith Home…

July 20, 1927245 N.Y. 469

Summary

The Court held that the twenty‑eighth clause of Mary C. Durbrow’s will creates a valid charitable trust for the advancement of Christ’s Kingdom, rejecting the next of kin’s claim of indefiniteness. Accordingly, it reversed the Appellate Division and affirmed the Surrogate Court’s decree.