Legal Opinion

In re the Estate of Stralem

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

Decided March 31, 2003PublishedCited by 36 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Friedmann, J.

At issue on appeal in the instant proceeding to settle the account of the trustees of a trust is whether the Surrogate’s Court correctly determined that a note and mortgage executed by the petitioner Robin Becker Maki are assets of the trust which is the subject of this proceeding, and that the petitioner is responsible for the debt owed to the trust. We conclude that the Surrogate’s Court was correct, and therefore, affirm the order insofar as appealed from.

The petitioner is the granddaughter of the decedent Jean I. Stralem. In March 1989, the decedent loaned…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Leon v. MartinezNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
  2. Schicchi v. J. A. Green Construction Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
  3. Griffey v. New York Central InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1885
  4. Allhusen v. Caristo Construction Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1952
  5. Sullivan v. International Fidelity InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983

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