In re the Estate of Goldstein

Delehanty, S.

This application to vacate the decree on accounting is made in order that the petitioning widow of deceased *367may file an election to take against the will. Under the will one-third of the residuary estate is given to the widow, one-third to his son, an executor, and one-third to a grandchild. By the terms of the will the son-executor was given the privilege of purchasing at book value certain shares of the stock of a corporation. These were the chief asset of the estate. It is apparent that if the book value of the shares was less than the real value thereof, the gift of one-third…