In re the Estate of Booth

O’Brien, S.

This is a proceeding brought under section 205 of the Surrogate’s Court Act by the executor and administrator with the will annexed of the above-named deceased to discover property alleged to, be withheld by the respondent. The answer filed admits that the deceased was at one time the holder of a claim against the city of Havana and admits that 821 bearer bonds were issued by the city of Havana in payment of said claim, and that some of those bonds came into respondent’s possession. As a separate and distinct defense, he alleged that he was the owner of those bonds by a certain…