Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Feld
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided February 29, 1992PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Eve Preminger, S.
This case requires a somewhat unusual allocation of the proceeds of a wrongful death settlement, and thus presents *616the occasion to revisit and readjust the standards traditionally applied in such cases.
Decedent’s distributees are a husband and two adult children, a son and daughter. Although the son makes no claim, the daughter and her father both assert the right to the entire settlement proceeds, based upon their disparate views of their family history and the law.
The decedent, Rose Feld, was an active and alert woman who died at the age of 80, allegedly…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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3Cited by6 opinions
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