Reports of Cases Heard and Determined in the Supreme Court of the State of New York Volume 52 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1887 edition. Excerpt: ...of the avails of said last mentioned property, being the proceeds of the sale of said college land scrip, or lands located therewith, was at that time due or payable by Cornell University to the State of New York, and the total amount HU'N--VOL. XLV 46 and value of the property had, held and owned by Cornell University, September 30, 1881, over and above its obligations to the State of New York, as defined by said contract, was $598,588.65. At that time also Cornell University had possession of the Cornell endowment fund and the State of New York had oossession of the college land scrip fund. TABULAR STATEMENT. Funds derived from individuals described in seventy-fifth finding of fact................ $598,588 65 Funds derived from nation and State: Western lands.............................. 1,648,178 56 Vestern land contracts...................... 439,834 22 Cornell endowment fund..................... 128,596 61 College land scrip fund...................... 473,402 87 And in his ninety-fifth finding he stated, viz: " It has not been proved or established that the property of the Cornell University, owned and held by it on the 30th day of September, 1881, the date of the death of Jennie McGraw-Fiske, together with that devised and bequeathed by her in her last will and testament to said university exceeded the sum of three millions of dollars." The general account presented by the executor was approved by the decree, and as no question has been made before us in respect thereto, except so far as it relates to the right of the university to receive the residuum of the estate of Mrs. Fiske under her will, it is not necessary to examine the account in _detail. The accuracy, fairness and fidelity of the executor's accounts...