Ginty v. American Funds Service Co.

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Work, J.), entered October 7, 2013 in Ulster County, which granted plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment.

Plaintiffs, the sons of Francis Ginty (hereinafter decedent), commenced this action seeking to prevent defendant American Funds Service Company from disbursing funds in decedent’s *1453IRA to defendant Julia A. Ginty, decedent’s sister, on the ground that decedent’s signature on the form designating her as the beneficiary was a forgery and thus did not comply with EPTL 13-3.2 (e). After joinder of issue and discovery, Supreme Court found as a matter…