Case Name: In the Matter of the Estate of Alta W. Salisbury, Deceased; William A. Salisbury, as Executor of Alta W. Salisbury, Deceased, Appellant; Elizabeth G. Brooks, as Trustee, Respondent
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1934-10-16
Citations: 265 N.Y. 536
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of the Estate of Alta W. Salisbury, Deceased. William A. Salisbury, as Executor of Alta W. Salisbury, Deceased, Appellant; Elizabeth G. Brooks, as Trustee, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 265
Pages: 536–537

Head Matter:
In the Matter of the Estate of Alta W. Salisbury, Deceased. William A. Salisbury, as Executor of Alta W. Salisbury, Deceased, Appellant; Elizabeth G. Brooks, as Trustee, Respondent.
(Argued October 2, 1934;
decided October 16, 1934.)
Henry A. Brann for appellant.
Albert Ritchie for respondent.

Opinion:
Order affirmed, with costs payable out of the estate. No opinion.
Concur: Crane, O'Brien, Herbs, Crouch and Loughran, JJ. Pound, Ch. J., and Lehman, J., dissent on the ground that the question remains in the case whether the gifts were made for the purpose of evading the obligations of the joint will.