Legal Opinion
Lawrence v. Cohn
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided November 14, 1991No. 90 Civ. 2396 (CSH)PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
HAIGHT, District Judge:
Plaintiffs are beneficiaries under the will of the late Sylvan Lawrence, who died in December, 1981. Defendant Seymour Cohn, Lawrence’s brother, is sole executor of the Lawrence estate (the “Estate”) and trustee of a residuary trust created by the will. The Lawrence will was admitted to probate by the Surrogate of New York County on January 29, 1982. On February 1, 1982, Letters Testamentary and Letters of Trusteeship were issued to defendant as sole executor and sole Trustee.
Plaintiffs accuse defendant Cohn of numerous acts of fraud and breaches of…
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