Claim of Gryziec v. Zweibel

OPINION OF THE COURT

Hancock, Jr., J. P.

We consider in this appeal, two interrelated questions arising from a determination by the Crime Victims Compensation Board (Executive Law, art 22, §§ 620-635):

1. Whether an estate of an eligible person may pursue a claim either in its own right as a claimant under section 624 of the Executive Law or as a holder of a claim which vested in a deceased claimant prior to death; and

2. How and by whom an award may be made under section 631 of the Executive Law.

The unfortunate events leading to this CPLR article 78 proceeding brought by petitioner-respondent,…