In re the Intermediate Accounting of Irving Trust Co.

This is an accounting proceeding involving an inter vivos trust. When the matter came before me originally, I referred the issues to a Referee to hear and to report with his recommendations. After extended hearings before, and the submission of extensive briefs to, the Referee, he submitted his reports. Those reports were, on motion, thereafter approved by me after full argument and consideration.

Section 1514-a of the Civil Practice Act provided, inter alia, that: ‘ ‘ When an order or a decree is made in any action or proceeding which involves the construction of a will or an inter vivos…