Contrary to petitioner's contention, the record shows that the trustees of the Beiny Trust refused to consent to the pledge of the stock by respondent Beiny, who was merely the discretionary beneficiary and not owner of the stock, and thus did not personally have the power to pledge the trust's assets (EPTL 7-2.1 [a]; see, Cohn v United States Trust Co.,
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