In re the Accounting of Polsky
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Brbitel, J. P.
Patricia Levy appeals from orders denying her applications to reopen final accountings in a decedent’s estate and in a guardianship on the grounds of fraud and “ collusion In connection with both accountings appellant had signed waivers of citation shortly after reaching her majority in 1959. *414The present proceedings were initiated more than three years later.
It is very rare that circumstances suffice to permit the reopening of final decrees, especially when the decrees are supported by waivers of citation executed by a competent person. Here there are circumstances, however,…
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