In re the Estate of Mittleman

John D. Bennett, S.

The respondent administratrix has attacked the sufficiency of the petition in this proceeding under section 206-a of the Surrogate’s Court Act.

The petition recites that the decedent sold certain corporate stock for the purpose of turning the proceeds thereof over to the petitioner; that he thereafter placed them in a certain bank account but met his death prior to the actual transfer of the funds to the petitioner. No other facts relating to the basic underlying transactions between the decedent and petitioner are given.

A proceeding under section 206-a is basically an…