In re the Estate of Franke

Frankenthaler, S.

Petitioner seeks delivery to her of personal property now in the possession of the executor, pursuant to section 206-a of the Surrogate’s Court Act. The evidence shows that the petitioner received as a wedding present from deceased certain jewelry, part of the property here in question, *351at a prenuptial celebration held in her behalf; that petitioner, about to depart for Germany, redelivered the jewelry to deceased, her mother, for its safekeeping (cf. Matter of Simonetti, N. Y. L. J., May 27, 1949, p. 1906, col. 7). She was detained in Germany because of the recent war. The…