Matter of Obregon

91 N.Y.2d 591 (1998)

696 N.E.2d 984

673 N.Y.S.2d 972

In the Matter of Joel S. Stern, as Ancillary Administrator of The Estate of Oscar Obregon, Deceased. Joel S. Stern, Appellant; Morgan Stanley Group Inc. et al., Respondents.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Argued March 31, 1998

Decided May 14, 1998.

Stern, Wiener & Levy, L. L. P., New York City (Joel S. Stern of counsel), for appellant.

Davidson, Dawson & Clark, L. L. P., New York City (T. Randolph Harris and Jodi R. Lustgarten of counsel), for Morgan Stanley Group Inc., respondent.

Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, New York City (Eugene…