In re the Estate of Shefsick

Otto C. Jaeger, S.

In its previous memorandum decision of November 30,1965 (Matter of Shefsick, N. Y. L. J., Dec. 3,1965, p. 20, col. 8 [Herman, S.]), this court distinguished Matter of Reidl (23 A D 2d 171, modfg. 39 Misc 2d 805) and directed a trial of the issue as to whether under present conditions the alien distributees herein residing in Czechoslovakia will have the benefit or use or control of their distributive shares if the court were to direct payment to them (Surrogate’s Ct. Act, § 269-a).

Among its reasons for holding Matter of Reidl (supra) as inapplicable, the court noted that…