In re the Estate of Sherman

George Fraukeitthaleb, S.

Testator’s widow, the residuary legatee under his will, instituted this proceeding to revoke the letters testamentary, to restrain the executor from disposing of certain corporate stock and to obtain the issuance to the petitioner of letters of administration with the will annexed. The hub of the controversy is an agreement, entered into between deceased and his brother, providing for the acquisition by the survivor of them of all the shares of stock of a jointly controlled corporation. This agreement provided, in effect, that upon the death of either brother the…