In re the Estate of Zaharia

Casey, J. P.

Appeal from an order of the Surrogate’s Court of Sullivan County (Czajka, S.), entered August 14, 1996, which denied Daniel L. Briggs’ motion to be excused from acting as public administrator of decedent’s estate.

George Zaharia (hereinafter decedent) died owning approximately 80 parcels of real property located within Sullivan Comity, all of which became tax delinquent during his lifetime or within the years since he died. Due to the renunciation of the executor named in decedent’s will and the failure of any interested party to file a petition for appointment as fiduciary,…