Legal Opinion
In re DeLong
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 9, 1982PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Hancock, Jr., J.
Does a defendant, which has agreed to pay a certain sum to settle the damages claim of an estate subject to the approval of Surrogate’s Court, have a right to appeal from the court’s refusal to approve the settlement? This question arises in the county’s appeal from an order of the acting Surrogate disapproving the petition of Dennis S. DeLong, as administrator of his wife’s estate, to settle the liability of the County of Erie for his wife’s conscious pain and suffering and for her wrongful death pursuant to EPTL 5-4.6. (The circumstances surrounding the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- DeLong v. County of ErieAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
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- Ross v. . WiggNew York Court of Appeals · 1885
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