Case Name: Matter of the Judicial Settlement of the Estate of Emmagene Fleming, Deceased
Court: New York Surrogate's Court
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1906
Citations: 51 Misc. 662
Docket Number: 
Parties: Matter of the Judicial Settlement of the Estate of Emmagene Fleming, Deceased.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Miscellaneous Reports
Volume: 51
Pages: 662–663

Head Matter:
Matter of the Judicial Settlement of the Estate of Emmagene Fleming, Deceased.
Executors-and administrators — Compensation — Particular services and rate and computation of amount — Distribution and disposal of personal estate — Mode of distribution and disposal of funds — Life legacies or annuities — Security from life tenant.
Coleman E. Kissam, for petitioner.
William R. Barricklo, for Clapp and others.

Opinion:
Church, S.
By the second codicil of the will in question a life interest in the property mentioned was given directly to the husband, subject to the payment of an annuity to the sister of the deceased. The trust scheme of the will was, therefore, set aside; and, consequently, the life tenant is entitled to the immediate possession of such property. This should not be done, however, until a bond satisfactory to the remainderman is given for the proper conduct of the life tenant.
Under these circumstances, it also follows that the executors are also entitled to their commissions, irrespective of whether the property is reduced to cash or not. These commissions should be divided equally between them, and there is no reason shown why the costs of the proceeding should be charged against Fleming personally. An allowance will be made to the accounting executor only; twenty-five dollars costs and fifty dollars for the per diem compensation provided for by the Code.
As neither decree corresponds with my decision, parties must submit an amended decree in conformity with same.