Legal Opinion
In re Berardini
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 19, 1933PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDavis, J.
The controversy involves twenty shares of stock of the M. Berardini State Bank which the respondent claims are a part of the estate of bis deceased father. The appellants assert that the shares were given to them at about the time the bank was organized.
Michael Berardini, the testator, was for several years prior to his death the owner of several private banks in this country and one in Naples, Italy. In 1916 he incorporated the bank in New York as a State bank with a capital of $150,000, consisting of 1,500 shares. In form he issued 40 of these shares to four dummy directors v/ho took and…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Young v. . YoungNew York Court of Appeals · 1880
- Lowery v. . ErskineNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Cole v. . SweetNew York Court of Appeals · 1907
- Connelly v. . O'ConnorNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Nottingham v. NottinghamAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1924
3Cited by13 opinions
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- In re the Estate of BehanNew York Surrogate's Court · 1936
- Lindt v. HenshelNew York Court of Appeals · 1969
- In re the Estate of AnooshianAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1961
- In re the Estate of DunbarNew York Surrogate's Court · 1988
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