In re the Estate of Motta
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—In a proceeding brought by the executor of the estate of Michael Motta to recover the funds contained in a Totten Trust created by the deceased for the benefit of his sister, Mary Nappy, the appeal is from an order of the Surrogate’s Court, Kings County, dated October 21, 1977, which granted the petition. Order affirmed, with costs payable by the appellant. The Surrogate properly determined that the following evidence proved that Motta revoked the Totten Trust account in 1972: (1) the oral declaration by Motta at the time he executed his final will in 1972 that he did not want his sister to…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- In Re the Accounting of TottenNew York Court of Appeals · 1904
- Walsh v. . Emigrant Industrial Savings BankNew York Court of Appeals · 1922
- Walsh v. Emigrant Industrial Savings BankAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1920
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