§ 7-2.4 Act of trustee in contravention of trust\n If the trust is expressed in the instrument creating the estate of the\ntrustee, every sale, conveyance or other act of the trustee in\ncontravention of the trust, except as authorized by this article and by\nany other provision of law, is void.\n
N.Y. Est. Powers & Trusts Law § 7-2.4
Act of trustee in contravention of trust
Applied in 15 court decisions — leading case Butler v. Deutsche Bank Trust Co. Americas (2014)
Most recently applied in Deutsche Bank National Trust Company v. Bodzianowski (December 2016)
2014-09-22
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