Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Danza
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 14, 1992PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In a proceeding to determine the validity of an election made by an alleged surviving spouse, the executor appeals from an order of the Surrogate’s Court, Queens County (Laurino, S.), dated January 29, 1991, which denied his motion for summary judgment dismissing the notice of election.
Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs payable by the respondent personally, and the executor’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the notice of election is granted.
The respondent, Susan Schliessman, claiming that she is the surviving common-law spouse of the decedent, Rudolph T. Danza,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Claim of Mott v. Duncan Petroleum Trans.New York Court of Appeals · 1980
- Estate of GavulaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- In Re the Estate of KovalchickSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Cross v. CrossAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- Dozack v. DozackAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
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