Case Name: In the Matter of the Discovery of the Assets of the Estate of Henry Hyams, Late of the County of Kings, Deceased. Kings County Trust Company, as Executor, etc., Appellant; Sophie Hyams, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1923-02
Citations: 205 A.D. 893
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of the Discovery of the Assets of the Estate of Henry Hyams, Late of the County of Kings, Deceased. Kings County Trust Company, as Executor, etc., Appellant; Sophie Hyams, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 205
Pages: 893–893

Head Matter:
In the Matter of the Discovery of the Assets of the Estate of Henry Hyams, Late of the County of Kings, Deceased. Kings County Trust Company, as Executor, etc., Appellant; Sophie Hyams, Respondent.

Opinion:
Decree of the Surrogate's Court of Kings county as to the two Westinghouse bonds affirmed. We are of opinion that the treasury notes now held by the respondent were purchased with the proceeds of the securities withdrawn by respondent from the testator's custody account November 21, 1921, and that the learned surrogate erred in declining jurisdiction. He should have tried and determined the question as to whether the respondent had established a valid gift inter vivos of the securities in question. As to this issue the proceeding is remitted to the Surrogate's Court of Kings county to hear, try and determine the question as to whether there was a valid gift of the securities, without costs of this appeal to either party. Kelly, P. J., Rich, Jaycox, Kelby and Young, JJ., concur.