In re the Estate of Fontanella
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtCooke, J.
This is an appeal from a decree of the Surrogate’s Court of Montgomery County, entered December 27,1967, which determined that Edward Fontanella, son of decedent Louis Fontanella, was the sole owner of certain shares of stock. The Surrogate found that decedent had retained dominion and control over the stock, that the person to whom the certificates were delivered was not a donee but decedent’s agent and, consequently, that any characterization of the transfer as a gift *30was defeated; and, furthermore, that a valid inter vivos trust was created with the son as remainderman beneficiary. It was…
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