In re the Estate of Erlanger

Foley, S.

In the examination of the surviving trustee, had pursuant to section 263 of the Surrogate’s Court Act, objections have been raised by counsel for the fiduciary upon the general ground that the questions of counsel for the potential objectant improperly extended the scope of such examination.

The first group of questions to be ruled upon by the Surrogate involves an attempt to inquire as to the transactions of the trustee in purchasing and holding bonds in bearer form prior to the initiating date of the present account. The prior accounts were judicially settled by decrees made in 1931…