Jean v. Jean

The judgment is affirmed. Whether respondent owns without restriction certain shares of stock in a family corporation as a gift inter vivos from his father and mother, or whether he owns a life interest in the income of their equivalent as a legacy under the will of his father, is the foundation of this proceeding. The control of this corporation is perhaps involved also in the result of this action. The discussion of counsel is voluminous and covers a wide field, but the reasons impelling our conclusion may be confined to a comparatively narrow space. As we have determined that the evidence…