Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Heverly
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided March 29, 1981PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Edward M. Horey, S.
The petition before the court is for the appointment of a special administrator under EPTL 5-4.1 to bring an action for the wrongful death of the decedent one William J. Heverly.
Critical to the issues to be resolved is the following unusual and complicated fact pattern.
The decedent William J. Heverly entered into a first marriage on November 13, 1939 with one Lois Steinberg. She became the first Mrs. Heverly. A daughter named Lillian Heverly was born of the first marriage between the decedent and Lois Steinberg Heverly.
Lois Steinberg Heverly secured a…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Carpenter v. . Buffalo General Electric Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1914
- Pitkin v. New York Central & Hudson River RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1904
- Woodard v. PancioAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1978
- In re the Estate of TrainorNew York Surrogate's Court · 1965
- In re the Estate of SilversteinNew York Surrogate's Court · 1966
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3Cited by4 opinions
- In re GardinerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
- In re the Estate of FriedmanNew York Surrogate's Court · 1989
- In re the Estate of EtheridgeNew York Surrogate's Court · 1987
- In re the Estate of LaBelleNew York Surrogate's Court · 2016