Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Mairowitz
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided June 22, 1977PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Bertram R. Gelfand, S.
In this accounting proceeding in which the sole asset is the settlement proceeds of a cause of action for wrongful death, petitioner, decedent’s spouse, contends that the entire proceeds should be distributed to her. Objectants, decedent’s parents, contend either that the petitioner is disqualified from sharing in the recovery, or in the alternative that they, as distributees of the decedent who died childless, also suffered pecuniary losses which entitle them to share in the recovery. A hearing was held pursuant to EPTL 5-4.4 (subd [a]).
Decedent at the age of 19 years,…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- In Re the Estate of MaidenNew York Court of Appeals · 1940
- Loetsch v. New York City Omnibus Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1943
- De Clara v. Barber Steamship Lines, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1956
- Gross v. AbrahamNew York Court of Appeals · 1954
- Grasso v. StateNew York Court of Appeals · 1942
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3Cited by7 opinions
- In re AcquafreddaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
- In re the Estate of SingletonNew York Surrogate's Court · 1978
- Hanson v. County of ErieAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
- In re the Estate of FeldNew York Surrogate's Court · 1992
- In re the Estate of AveryNew York Surrogate's Court · 1981
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