In re the Estate of Pardee

Appellant Pardee and M & T Trust Company are coexecutors of the will of decedent. The will has been admitted to probate, letters testamentary thereon have been issued, and the executors are engaged in the discharge of their duties. Executor M & T Trust Company instituted a discovery proceeding in Surrogate’s Court (Surr. Ct. Act, § 205) against coexecutor Pardee as an individual. Upon return of the citation, Pardee interposed an answer denying the allegations of the petition, claiming title to the property described in it, and demanding a jury trial. The surrogate made an order directing the…