In re the Accounting of Sintyago

Richardson, S.

The administratrix herein seeks approval of the compromise of two causes of action: one for personal injuries to, and another for the wrongful death of, the decedent; for the judicial settlement of her account; the fixation of compensation of her attorney for services rendered to the estate; and a determination of the proper distribution of the net amounts of recovery under the provisions of section 133 of the Decedent Estate Law, as amended by chapter 639 of the Laws of 1949, effective April 16, 1949.

The court finds the proposed compromise to be for the best interests of the…