In re the Accounting of Silberman

This accounting proceeding was commenced for the settlement of the accounts of the trustees under the will of the testatrix, Dorothy Silberman. The accounts which accompanied the petition revealed that the trustees had construed articles Twenty-Sixth and Twenty-Seventh of the will as being intended to benefit only the natural grandchildren of the testatrix.

Following our decision in Matter of Park (15 N Y 2d 413) petitioners-respondents filed a supplemental petition raising for the first time the question of construction with respect to the rights of the adopted children to participate in the…