In re the Estate of Rappaport

In a proceeding to discover property belonging to the decedent’s estate, in which petitioner sought, pursuant to article 19 of the Judiciary Law and SCPA 606 and 607, to hold Alfred D. Rappaport in contempt of court for his willful refusal or neglect to obey a prior court order, Alfred D. Rappaport appeals from an order of the Surrogate’s Court, Nassau County (Radigan, S.), dated June 4, 1981, which adjudicated him guilty of contempt and ordered that, unless he purged himself of the contempt within 15 days of service of the order upon him, a warrant of commitment would issue directing his…