In re the Estate of Richmond

OPINION OF THE COURT

Eugene E. Peckham, S.

This is an accounting proceeding brought by Jerome Z. Knebel, as administrator c. t. a. of this estate. The decedent, George H. Richmond, died on October 15, 1991, and letters testamentary were issued to Betty K. Wood on March 13, 1992. She was removed as executor on November 7, 1997, for failure to file her final account by now retired Surrogate John M. Thomas. Mr. Knebel, as the chief fiscal officer of the county, and thus the public administrator, was appointed to replace her. After her removal, and despite being required by court order to do so,…