Brooklyn Trust Co. v. Libonati

The conceded facts are as follows: Celia Cohen was the owner in fee of a parcel of improved real estate located at 1482 Bryant avenue, New York city. She was declared an incompetent and her husband, Abraham Cohen, was appointed committee of her person and estate and thereafter duly qualified. He died in June, 1933, whereupon Isidore Cohen, a son, petitioned the Supreme Court to be appointed substituted committee. In granting the application the court directed that he file an undertaking in the sum of 112,500. It was furnished and duly approved by a justice of the Supreme Court on October 27,…