Legal Opinion

In re the Estate of Hayes

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

Decided January 5, 2010Published

1Opinion of the Court

The objectant established his entitlement to judgment as a *626matter of law (see Alvarez v Prospect Hosp., 68 NY2d 320, 324 [1986]), by demonstrating that the executors’ petition asserting, inter alia, that certain funds withdrawn by the objectant from certain bank accounts are assets of the decedent’s estate, was interposed after the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations (see CPLR 214 [3]; Matter of King, 305 AD2d 683 [2003]; Matter of Neshewat, 237 AD2d 524, 525 [1997]; see also Matter of O’Brien, 54 AD2d 880 [1976]). Since, in opposition, the executors failed to raise a triable…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Alvarez v. Prospect HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
  2. In re the Estate of KingAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
  3. In re NeshewatAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
  4. In re the Estate of O'BrienAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1976

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