McGee-Ross v. Cook

OPINION OF THE COURT

Zelda Jonas, J.

Plaintiffs’ motion for an order appointing a temporary administrator for the estate of the recently deceased defendant, Walter F. Cook, Jr., is denied.

*511The above-entitled action is a personal injury action regarding an automobile accident. During the pendency of the action, the defendant, Walter F. Cook, Jr., became deceased, causing the action to be automatically stayed pending the appointment of a Public Administrator on behalf of the deceased estate. According to the affirmation of plaintiffs’ counsel, plaintiffs petitioned Surrogate’s Court in Nassau…