In re the Estate of Raggi

Foley, S.

In this accounting proceeding,of the administratrix of the estate, who is the widow of the decedent, claim is made by her to the entire contents of a safe deposit box leased in the joint names of the husband and wife. The lease was executed on September 16, 1937. It contained a clause of survivorship out of which arises the question presented for determination as to whether the contents of tin box became the property of the wife upon the death of the husband. The printed form of lease signed by the parties is entitled “ Lease of Safe Deposit Box to Husband and Wife — Joint Tenants.”…