In re the Accounting of Langone

In a proceeding to settle the account of a successor executor in the Surrogate’s Court, Nassau County, an order was made on his motion, striking from the account the items relating to real estate and the management of real estate, and striking out the objections made to such items, on the ground that the court has no jurisdiction in respect of such issues. The decedent’s residuary estate, including his real property, vested in the devisees. After his appointment, the successor executor collected the rents, paid the expenses, and otherwise managed the real property. Order reversed, with $10…