In re the Accounting of Green

Julia Braier, a resident of New York County, died iñ Czechoslovakia in the fall of 1945, bequeathing her entire estate — which consisted of a savings account in a New York city bank — to her sister, a national and resident of Hungary. In settling the final account of her executor, the surrogate directed that the bequest be deposited, pursuant to the provisions of section 269 of the Surrogate’s Court Act, with the Treasurer of the City of New York, for the account of the legatee, and also prohibited withdrawals except on further court order. Whether that disposition was warranted, or whether —…