In re the Estate of Rodgers

William J. Regan, S.

In this judicial settlement proceeding the question arises as to whether the net proceeds of the estate consisting of personal property vest in the State of New York or in the United States of America.

The decedent was admitted to the Veterans Administration Hospital in Buffalo, New York in October, 1963 and died intestate at said hospital on October 17, 1968. He left him surviving no known heirs or distributees.

SCPA 2222 provides, 11 Where the person entitled to a legacy or distributive share is unknown the decree must direct the fiduciary to pay the amount thereof to the…