Legal Opinion · Dissent

HARRINGTON, BRENDA C. v. BRUNSON, MARY A.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided June 19, 2015No. CA 14-01661Published

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…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Signature Bank v. HSBC Bank USA, N.A.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
  2. In re the Estate of StalterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
  3. In re the Estate of RandallAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
  4. In re Estate of DegnanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008

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