Legal Opinion

Matter of Kaufman

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided May 14, 2026No. File No. 2018-711/A+/C 2018-711/E|Appeal No. 6625-6626|Case No. 2025-00381 2025-01365|Published

1Opinion of the Court

Matter of Kaufman

2026 NY Slip Op 03095

May 14, 2026

Appellate Division, First Department

Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431.

This decision is uncorrected and subject to revision before publication in the Official Reports.

In the Matter of George S. Kaufman, Deceased. Thomas D. Kearns, Petitioner-Appellant,

Bessemer Trust Company, N.A., et al., Respondents-Respondents.

Decided and Entered: May 14, 2026

File No. 2018-711/A+/C 2018-711/E|Appeal No. 6625-6626|Case No. 2025-00381 2025-01365|

Before: Webber, J.P., GonzáLez, Pitt-Burke, Higgitt, Hagler, JJ.

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