Legal Opinion

In re the Estate of Corcoran

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

Decided April 30, 2009PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Peters, J.

Decedent, who died on December 9, 2005, was survived by her four children. In her will, decedent appointed respondent, her daughter, as executor, bequeathed her house and its contents *95to respondent, disinherited her two eldest sons and divided the remainder of her estate equally between respondent and petitioner, her third son.

After respondent filed an application to settle the estate, petitioner commenced this proceeding seeking limited letters of administration for the purpose of initiating a discovery proceeding pursuant to SCPA 2103 and challenging the will.…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Szczerbiak v. PilatNew York Court of Appeals · 1997
  2. Hartog v. HartogNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
  3. Chamberlain v. ChamberlainAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
  4. In re the Estate of CamardaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1978
  5. In re the Estate of FriedmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. In re GrancaricAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
  2. In re YarosAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  3. Sweetman v. SuhrAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
  4. Drucker v. Grodetzky (In re Grodetzky)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. New York · 2012
  5. HARRINGTON, BRENDA C. v. BRUNSON, MARY A.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015

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