Case Name: In the Matter of the Judicial Settlement of the Account of Proceedings, etc., of Francis W. Murray, Jr., and Joseph Merritt, as Trustees, etc., of George W. Murray, Deceased. Francis W. Murray, Jr., and Joseph Merritt, as Trustees, Appellants; George W. Crummey and Others, Respondents
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1927-11
Citations: 222 A.D. 686
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of the Judicial Settlement of the Account of Proceedings, etc., of Francis W. Murray, Jr., and Joseph Merritt, as Trustees, etc., of George W. Murray, Deceased. Francis W. Murray, Jr., and Joseph Merritt, as Trustees, Appellants; George W. Crummey and Others, Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 222
Pages: 686–687

Head Matter:
In the Matter of the Judicial Settlement of the Account of Proceedings, etc., of Francis W. Murray, Jr., and Joseph Merritt, as Trustees, etc., of George W. Murray, Deceased. Francis W. Murray, Jr., and Joseph Merritt, as Trustees, Appellants; George W. Crummey and Others, Respondents.

Opinion:
Decree of the Surrogate's Court of Orange county unanimously affirmed, with costs to respondents payable out of the estate. There is no statutory power possessed by the surrogate to give advice and directions to testamentary trustees with respect to the sale of property. Present — Young, Lazansky, Hagarty, Seeger and Carswell, JJ.