Legal Opinion
In re Real & Personal Property of Somoza
New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
Decided July 27, 1982PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
DREIER, J.S.C.
Anne Marie Somoza, a resident of Ocean County, died intestate on February 26, 1982. Funeral expenses were borne by Anna and Isser Laufer, long-time neighbors and friends of the deceased. In accordance with N.J.S.A. 2A:37 -12, the Laufers, through their attorney, gave prompt notice to the Attorney General that the Somoza estate, which consisted of real and personal property worth approximately $115,000, might be subject to escheat. The State’s preliminary investigation revealed no information identifying any next-of-kin, and so, on March 10, 1982, escheat proceedings were begun…
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- Keegan v. Estate of KeeganNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1978
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