Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Aronowitz
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided June 6, 1934PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Wingate, S.
The somewhat anomalous and contradictory nature of the provisions of article 5 of the Decedent Estate Law, granting a recovery against a person causing the wrongful death of another, is demonstrated by an application of its provisions to the facts of the case at bar.
The decedent was injured on November 11, 1930, and died five days thereafter, survived by a husband who was then eighty years of age and by two children of a former marriage.
The husband and the present accountant were joined as coadministrators of her estate and instituted an action under the statute. On September 26,…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Sider v. . General Electric Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1924
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3Cited by6 opinions
- In Re Venneman's EstateMichigan Supreme Court · 1938
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- Kohn v. BatesNew York Supreme Court · 1949
- Currie v. FitingMichigan Supreme Court · 1965
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