Legal Opinion
Tudorov v. Collazo
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 30, 1995PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendant appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Milano, J.), dated April 26, 1994, which, inter alia, granted the motion of the plaintiff’s guardian ad litem to settle the action and to receive the proceeds of the settlement on behalf of the plaintiff.
Ordered that the order is reversed, with costs, and the matter is remitted to the Supreme Court, Queens County, for a hearing pursuant to Mental Hygiene Law § 81.11.
The Supreme Court lacked the authority to authorize the plaintiff’s guardian ad litem to settle her…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Matter of LugoNew York Court of Appeals · 1960
- Hughes v. Physicians HospitalNew York Supreme Court · 1991
- Fales v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1981
3Cited by16 opinions
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- New York Life Insurance v. V.K.Civil Court of the City of New York · 1999
- Neilson v. Colgate-Palmolive Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1998
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