In the Matter of the Accounting of John H. Krooss, as of Elise Krooss, of Herman Krooss, and John H. Krooss, as…

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals held that the remainder interest devised to Florence Krooss vested despite her predeceasing her mother because she left no descendants, and therefore the executors of her estate had standing to bring the accounting action. The Court reversed the Appellate Division and affirmed the Surrogate Court’s decree.