In re the Estate of Silverstein

John D. Bennett, S.

This is a petition by the administratrix to approve the settlement of a personal injury and wrongful death action and to provide for the distribution of the proceeds.

The decedent was involved in an automobile accident on August 23, 1963 at approximately 12:00 p.m., wherein he allegedly sustained a compound fracture of the left elbow and a contusion of his left chest. He was hospitalized about one hour after the accident and expired there two hours after admission as a result of irreversible traumatic shock.

The petitioner is the decedent’s second wife who requests that the…