Legal Opinion

In re the Estate of Hauck

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided January 11, 1994PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

—Order, Surrogate’s Court, New York County (Eve Preminger, S.), entered on or about July 8, 1993, which, after hearing, dismissed the petition to compel delivery of a certain 1948 painting by Jackson *406Pollock in the possession of the Executors, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

For reasons similar to those stated in Matter of Hauck (200 AD2d 405 [decided herewith]), the evidence presented at the hearing concerning the 1948 painting does not satisfy the putative donee’s burden of persuasion (Mortellaro v Mortellaro, 91 AD2d 862, 863) to present clear and convincing proof (Matter of Lefft, 44…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. In Re the Estate of LefftNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
  2. Mortellaro v. MortellaroAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
  3. In re the Estate of GiacaloneAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
  4. In re the Estate of HauckAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. In re the Estate of HauckAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994

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