HARRINGTON, BRENDA C. v. BRUNSON, MARY A.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1DissentDeJoseph, J.
I respectfully dissent. In my view, Supreme Court properly granted plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment. Therefore, I would affirm.
Specifically, I disagree with the majority on the issue whether the presumption under Banking Law § 675 applies. The majority, quoting Matter of Degnan (55 AD3d 1238, 1239 [2008]), concludes that the statutory presumption does not apply to the joint accounts in this case inasmuch as “ ‘the account documents do not contain the necessary survivorship language.’ ” It was conceded by defendant, however, that there is language on the upper left corner of both…
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