Komar v. General Electric Co.

Plaintiff is administrator of the estate of his deceased mother, Poline Komar, who at her death was the registered owner of 50 shares of common stock in defendant company. Deceased purchased and was issued the certificate for said 50 shares on or about October 3, 1933. The following facts were established at the trial:

Deceased and plaintiff, her son, lived at 166 East 94th Street, New York City, as the sole residents at that address. Deceased was a woman of 78 years of age in 1947 when a fire occurred at her residence while plaintiff and deceased were absent at a moving picture theatre. The…