In re the Estate of Gould

Appellant petitioned the Surrogate’s Court for revocation of letters of trusteeship granted the respondents, Orange County Trust Company and Walter E. Deisseroth, and for an order prohibiting the transfer of certain shares of stock which comprised the corpus of the trust.

The Surrogate dismissed the petition for failure of proof and refused to remove the trustees. He made no finding as to the validity of the agreement of sale, which is fundamental and the real issue on this appeal.

The trust was created by the last will and testament of Harry D. Gould for the sole benefit of the petitioner…