In re the Estate of Goldfarb

S. Samuel Di Falco, S.

The administrator c. t. a. of Marcus Goldfarb instituted a proceeding under section 205 of the Surrogate’s Court Act, to discover property of his testator allegedly withheld by the executor under the will of Anna Goldfarb, deceased wife of Marcus. The petition alleges that Marcus Goldfarb suffered a stroke on May 1, 1950, as a result of which he became totally incompetent to manage his affairs. When he became incapacitated, he had assets described in the petition, which aggregated in value more than $1,000,000. He remained, it is alleged, totally without mental capacity,…