Legal Opinion

In re Biel

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

Decided September 17, 1984PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Niehoff, J.

The issue presented on this appeal is whether the Surrogate of Suffolk County erred when he (1) concluded that the objectants, who had a personal injury action pending against the decedent prior to his death, had the status of contingent or unliquidated claimants entitling them to a reservation of estate assets under SCPA 1804, (2) directed *288the executor to hold the remaining estate assets for a period of one year from the date of the decree, and (3) granted the objectants (hereinafter plaintiffs) leave to apply for an extension of such period at the expiration…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. In Re the Accounting of NicholsNew York Court of Appeals · 1940
  2. Cohen v. CroninNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
  3. In re the Accounting of SchwartzNew York Surrogate's Court · 1959
  4. In re the Estate of KeislerNew York Surrogate's Court · 1964
  5. In re the Estate of RosenfeldNew York Surrogate's Court · 1963

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Powers Boulevard Associates Ltd. v. Estate of ReelColorado Court of Appeals · 1992
  2. In re the Estate of BaileyNew York Surrogate's Court · 1990
  3. Horvath v. High Peaks Sand, Gravel & Mins., LLCNew York Supreme Court · 2018
  4. In re QyraNew York Surrogate's Court · 2014
  5. In re the Estate of VelskoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999

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