Orloff v. Hayes

The plaintiff sues both as an individual and as a coexecutor (with the defendant Hayes) of the will of her late husband, Boris Said, deceased. Under the will, she is a life tenant of the major part of the estate.

The gist of the suit is a claimed injury to the assets of the estate as a result of Hayes’ transactions with it. As set forth in paragraph two of the complaint, Hayes, as a coexecutor, theoretically should have been a party plaintiff but is made a defendant, as, of course, he would not sue himself.

The defendants Hayes and Gerli have filed, separately, motions to drop Sonia S. Orloff,…