In re the Estate of Gannon

OPINION OF THE COURT

Edwin R. Oberwager, S.

On March 12,1976 this court granted an order judicially settling the accounts of the coadministrators of the estate of Lavinia Gannon and directed that the share of the Lavinia Gannon estate belonging to Walter Karas be held by the Columbia County Treasurer because the whereabouts of said Karas was unknown. Subsequently the Columbia County Treasurer paid to the State Comptroller on April 26, 1976 the sum of $8,590.09 as abandoned property, such sum representing Karas’ share of the estate.

The petitioners seek an order pursuant to SCPA 2225 (subd [a])…