Legal Opinion

In re the Estate of Thomas

New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division

Decided May 22, 2013PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

FISHER, P.J.A.D.

In this appeal, we review an order that summarily dismissed plaintiff Dorothy Davis’s complaint, which sought a declaratory judgment that she is decedent’s only child and sole heir, and which also sought vacation of the grant of letters of administration to defendant James Thomas, decedent’s sole surviving brother. In addition, we consider the judge’s denial of plaintiff’s motion for disinterment of decedent’s remains that was sought by plaintiff for the purpose of establishing her claim that decedent was her father.

The Chancery judge…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Brill v. Guardian Life Insurance Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1995
  2. Knorr v. SmealSupreme Court of New Jersey · 2003
  3. Lavin v. Hackensack Bd. of Ed.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1982
  4. Baumann v. MarinaroSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1984
  5. Mancini v. EDS ON BEHALF OF THE NEW JERSEY AUTOMOBILE FULL INSURANCE UNDERWRITING ASSOCIATIONSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1993

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. The Ridge at Back Brook, LLC v. W. Thomas KlenertNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2014
  2. Unger v. BergerCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 2013
  3. IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LUCY GWENDOLYN KERSHAK (CP-000010-2017 AND CP-000032-2017, SALEM COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) (CONSOLIDATED)New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2019
  4. ROSEMONT PROPERTIES, LLC VS. IP REALTY, LLC (F-022911-15, HUDSON COUNTY AND STATEWIDE)New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2019

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