Estate of Sherman v. Southbridge Towers, Inc.

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Paul Wooten, J.), entered November 25, 2015, which granted defendant’s motion to dismiss the complaint, and order, same court (Gerald Lebovits, J.), entered March 10, 2016, which denied plaintiffs motion to vacate the November 25, 2015 order, unanimously affirmed.

Contrary to its contention, plaintiff is not the shareholder of record with respect to the deceased tenant/cooperator’s apartment. Stock certificates issued to the decedent were not automatically transferred to plaintiff upon the decedent’s death (see Matter of Levin v Department of Hous.…