Harris Trust & Savings Bank v. Hill

Harris Trust and Savings Bank, executor of the estate of Christopher J. Hill, deceased, filed a petition in the Probate Court for a citation against the decedent’s widow, alleging that she had possession of and asserted ownership to 2000 shares of the common stock of Lake Front Eealty Corporation. The petition requested a hearing and determination by the court that the executor was the sole legal and equitable owner of the certificate and shares, and that at the conclusion of the hearing the court require respondent to surrender the certificate to the executor. Respondent appeared in court in…