In re the Estate of Lebowitz

James S. Brown,

Justice of the Supreme Court and Acting Surrogate. The testator herein during his lifetime and at the time of his death was the owner of one third of the capital stock of three corporations. The other two thirds of the stock were and still are owned, in equal shares, by two other persons. The three stockholders and the corporations entered into agreements, one of such agreements being applicable to each of the three corporations, whereby it was provided that none of the parties should sell, assign, transfer, dispose of or pledge any of the shares of stock of the corporation…