Case Name: Matter of the Judicial Settlement of the Account of Lewis G. Robinson, and Albert J. Adams, Jr., as Executors of Ida Robinson, Deceased
Court: New York Surrogate's Court
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1902-02
Citations: 2 Mills Surr. 516
Docket Number: 
Parties: Matter of the Judicial Settlement of the Account of Lewis G. Robinson, and Albert J. Adams, Jr., as Executors of Ida Robinson, Deceased.
Judges: 
Reporter: Mills' Surrogate's Reports
Volume: 2
Pages: 516–517

Head Matter:
Matter of the Judicial Settlement of the Account of Lewis G. Robinson, and Albert J. Adams, Jr., as Executors of Ida Robinson, Deceased.
(Surrogate’s Court, New York County,
February, 1902.)
Legacy — When Specific — Payment to Infant — Commissions Thereon.
A legacy of a $25,000 mortgage to an infant, subject to a life estate in its income to the testator’s widow, is specific, the legal title, subject to the life estate, passes at once to the infant and on the death of the life tenant the principal may property be paid the infant, without appointing an administrator with the will annexed of the testator. Therefore as against the estate of the life tenant, since deceased, of the income of the mortgage and who was also the testator’s residuary legatee, no compensation can be allowed for procuring such an appointment.
Commissions are not allowed on a specific legacy.
Proceedings upon the judicial settlement of tbe accounts of executors.
William H. Muman, for executors.
Rlumentbal, Moss & Feiner, for Simon Gallagher, residuary legatee.

Opinion:
Thomas, S.
— Tbe legacy of tbe mortgage for $25,000, contained' in tbe will of Daniel W. Robinson, to Ida R. Adams, subject to the income thereof being paid to his wife during her life, was specific and not general. Walton v. Walton, 7 Johns. Ch. 258; Crawford v. McCarthy, 159 N. Y. 514. The legal title to tbe mortgage, subject to tbe life interest of tbe wife, passed directly from tbe testator to tbe legatee, it appearing that the estate of tbe testator was solvent and that tbe executrix did not have any title based upon her right and duty to provide for payment of debts. Blood v. Kane, 130 N. Y. 514. On tbe death of tbe widow, who was also tbe executrix and residuary legatee, and whose estate is now being administered, tbe mortgage could properly have been satisfied by payment to Ida R. Adams. Tbe fact that Ida It. Adams was then an infant, and that her general guardian was also tbe mortgagor, did not divest tbe title of the security out o£ her, or make it legally necessary to have an administrator with the will annexed of Daniel W. Robinson appointed. Such appointment was not necessary for tbe administration of tbe estate of Daniel W. Robinson, -and no compensation for procuring - it can be awarded so as to make it payable out of assets properly converted by the deceased executrix to her own use, in aeordanee with her rights as residuary legatee. Tbe legacy of tbe mortgage being specific, no commissions on it can be allowed. Hall v. Tryon, 1 Dem. 296. The claim submitted on tbe stipulated facte is, therefore, disallowed.
Decreed accordingly.