New Britain herald., 1919-03-12
Mrs. Ella s. Rosenberg as
 ExeCutor, Defendant in Suit
A NEW BRITAIN WOMAN
iormer Miss Solomon and Two others Alleged to Have Extrava- Sahtiy and Improperly Expended htlndS Left By Her Husband.
Especial to The Herald)


 seattle, Washington, March r. Nfli2rglng eNtravagance and improper expenditures in the administration of the estate Of the late Samuel Rosen- berg, David Rosenberg and Harry lioSenberg, sons of the decedent, nave Drought suit in the King county superior court against Ella S. Rosen- berg, widow of the teStator: Isaac Himelhoch and Joseph Levinson, ex- ecutors, and ask for an accounting of property, valued at several hundred thousand dollars. Manhattan Invest ment company, of which Levinson is president and manager, also is made q party to the suit.
 Large Real Estate Holdings.
 Samuel Rosenberg, a, wealthy busi- ness man of Seattle for many years, died October 1, 1916 leaving an estate consisting of a $25 ,000 insurance pol icy, the Sorrento hotel property, the Curtis building on Second avenue, be- tween University and Union streets, and ranches in Oregon and California, the complaint sets forth. Mrs. Ros- cnberg, who was Rosen berg's second wife and not the mother of the plain tiffS in this case; LevinSOn and Him. elhCch became executors of the estate in accordance with the will. This will made bequeStS giving the greater part of the estate to the widow; but providing that after these had been paid, as well as the costs of adminlS- tration, the residue should go to the sons, the plaintiffs allege in the action just started.
 Other charges made by the plain tiff are that the defendants renounced the compensation of $500 each as provided in the will, but since that time have E}een appropriating to themselves large sums of money in the guse Of paying them selves fees.
 Sold Sorrento Hotel. The administrators sold the Sor- rcnto hotel property last week to the Manhattan Investment Company, of which MT. Levinson, one of the ad- ministrators, is president and mana ger, and the plaintiffs ask the court to compel them to set forth the conside CT ation paid for the property, and also give the true relation and interest in the said Manhattan Investment Com pany of each of the executors. They also ask the court to set aside the sale , if it shall be found that it was un- authorized and fraudulent. As yet the defendants have not made answer m court to the com plaint, but last night Joseph Levinson, one of the executors, stated that the will provided that the executors should not make an accounting to any one, and it was only in carrying out l the provisions of the will that they had refused to make any statement of the financial affairs of the estate. As for the Sorrento hotel prop erty.' he added, "it was sold to the Manhattan Investment company for S120,000. This was s20,000 more than any other bid that we could get for the property. The estate is now virtually closed up. The suit is with out foundation and it will be shown so''
 1 MT. Levinson said he was the pres i ident and manager of the Manhattan l Investment company, but added he was only a small .stockhoder in the | corporation.
 1 Attorneys for the plaintiffs are ! Hughes, McMicl1en. Ramsey & Rupp ] and Preston, Thorgrimson & Turner.
 Ella s. Rosenberg is the daughter i of l. H. Solomon and sister of AL l bert Solomon of this city