Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Stephens
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided June 4, 1998PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Joseph S. Mattina, S.
This matter was originally brought before the court by Norma S. Stetler, a beneficiary under paragraph “Fourth” of the decedent’s will dated November 8, 1982, which was admitted to probate on December 6, 1982. In her petition filed on March 19, 1992, some nine years after probate, she sought to compel an accounting by the coexecutors, payment of her bequest, and also asked the court to revoke the letters of Carol J. Stephens, now known as Carol J. Cecala.
Issue was joined by answer filed with the court on May 28, 1992 and subsequently extensive pretrial…
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