The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-10
CORBIN'S DAUGHTER SUES.
MRS. BoRRoWB DEMANDS AN AC-
COUNTING OF THE ESTATE.

she Alleges That the Siiions LEFT By Her
Father Are Being RsismanaEed ana Arc
DwindiinE Fast-Saakes Her Mother. Sic.
ter and Brother Defendants In the salt.
Mrs. Hallett Alsop Dorrowe. daughter Of the
late Austin Corbin. brought suit In tho Supreme
Court yesterday rainsth her mother. her brother
in.law, George 8. EdRell; her brother, Austin
Corbin, Jr.. individually and as executors and
trustees under her fathers will. and against
Isabella c. dgcll, her sister, and Austin Andre
Champollion. her nephew, for an accounting OF
the estate. Mrs. Borrowe demands that the exec.
utors be removed and a receiver be appointed to
administer the estate, or that the debts Of the
estate and lcgacles under the will be paid; also
that any losses caused to the property by mis-.
management OF tho executors be repaid by
them; that they account for all salaries received
by them rs officers of corporations controlled by
them through control of stocks belonging to the
estate. and that the defendants, Edgell and Aus.
tin Corbin, Jr.. be required to account for Sc
~curitios withheld by them from her which were
left to her under n provision in her fathers will
constituting a trust of 100000 for her, and
that trustees he appointed to carry out this pro.
vision and other trusts created by her fathers
will.
In her complaint Mrs. Borrowe alleges that
Edgell claims to be a creditor OF the estate.
while Austin Corbin, JrU, 10 q debtor to the
estate for q largo sum. Her mother. she says.
lives in Suffolk county with Mr.. and Mrs.
Edgell. Mrs. Corbin, plaintiff asserts, IL of ad.
vanced years and in delicate health, and 10 I'M
versed in business affairs. Her brother, Austin
Corbin, was. at the time OF his fathers death, an
undergraduate in Harvard College: is now only
90 years old, the plaintiff alleges. is without
business experience, and with his mother is un-
der the control and influence OF Edgell, who has
exercised full charge Of the property. and Mrs.
Corbin Is kept in ignorance OF many material
facts and no charges Of malfeasance is intended
against her or her brother.
In her complaint Mrs. Borrowe says that no
appraiscment OF her fathers estate was ever
that the defendants furnished her with an
Of oil tSe es Statement al e. 9!sG .syS. a. s sssF SsIisSes ys sbas
tho liabilities Of the estate amount to s.. 55i, 900.
and instead of promptly liquidaling this indebt-
edness, she says, the, executors continued to
borrow money, paid largo sums for interest
charges. failed to collect sums which might
have been collected. and have ssuandered large
The plaintiff also claims that transfers of
valuable assets OF the estate have been made by
legal right or authority. She also charges that
Edgell, to further. personal interests. has pre-
vented the sale Of certain non,producing assets
securities to his friends at less than their value.
She further claims that the executors so mis-
managed the estate that 1t Is for the most part
non-productive, and the interest charges and ex-
penses are largely in excess OF the current in.
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estate will be ruined. Her present action, she
claims. will be for the benefit of her mother and
brother as well as for others interested in tho
estate.
Austin Corbin, Jr., and Edgell were entitled
under the will to take over the business of the
Cofbin Banking Company on such terms as they
might agree upon, Austin not to have less than
a half interest in the concern. and further to
be permitted to allow Austin Andre Champol-
lion to acquire an interest in the business on
such terms as Austin Corbin and Mr.. Edgell
thought was fair.
Notwithstanding this provision, the plaintiff
states, her brother. by advice and consent of
bank as a legacy. and Edgell has claimed the
right to take over the other half for the made
Quate sum OF $54.059. and claims to be entitled
to all profits since June 5. 1896. the day follow.
ing tho death of Austin Corbin. but has paid
none of the indebtedness of the company to the
estate. which is said to be ovor 100000. The
Sunnyside Company. says the plaintiff. was
death he had given between 400 and 500 shares
Of this stock to Edgcll, who became Presi.
dent of the company. Mrs. Borrowe claims
that the Sunnyside Company was indebted
to the Corbin Banking Company for $7a,619
and had on deposit with the company between
had taken possession Of the interest in the COM
panies this indebted ness is alleged to have been
made good by charging 1t against the banking
company in the interest of Edgell and in fraud
of the estate.
Continuing further, the plaintiff states that q
trust, fund of $15o.00O. created for her sole
benefit, has not yet been provided for, and that
the executors claim there are no funds.
Justice Fursman granted tho extension OF
timo asked for by the defendants in which to
answer the complaint, and they will have ten
days in which to file their answer.