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MATTER OF HELLMAN

134 Misc.2d 525 (1987)

In the Matter of The Estate of Lillian Hellman, Deceased.

Surrogate's Court, New York County.

January 6, 1987

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison (John J. O'Neil and Martha Gray Billman of counsel), for petitioners. Englander & Englander (Isidore Englander of counsel, respondent pro se), and for Kingman Brewster, Jr., and another, respondents.

MARIE M. LAMBERT, S.

This is a proceeding to construe a will to determine who is entitled to royalties not bequeathed by paragraph 7 (18) and more importantly, to determine who shall hold legal title to and control the intellectual property rights in the decedent's works and the works of Dashiell Hammett of which she was an owner.

Petitioners are the three persons designated as "Literary Property Fiduciaries...

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