Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Caccamo
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided October 3, 1972PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Nathan R. Sobel, S-;
In several recent decisions (most recently Matter of Transillo, N. Y. L. J., June 30, 1972, p. 14, col, 2) this court has stated that where a choice of law problem arises with respect to the ‘ ‘ distribution ’ ’ of the proceeds of a wrongful death recovery, invariably New York law (EPTL 5-4.4) will govern. Many choice of law problems in wrongful death actions in which New York law does not apply, do arise of course with respect to the “ recovery ” aspects of such actions — viz.: limita^ tions on amounts of recovery, vicarious liability of owners, inter-spousal immunity,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Richards v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Landers v. LandersSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1966
- H. Grady Gore, Jr., as Under the Last Will and Testament of Gordon Dean, Deceased v. Northeast Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967
- Shaker v. ShakerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1942
- Davis v. MargolisSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1929
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Tyminski v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973
- Matter of Estate of BruckIndiana Court of Appeals · 1994
- Anderson v. SAM AIRLINESDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1996
- Shenandoah v. City of PhiladelphiaDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1976
- In re the Estate of LaydenNew York Surrogate's Court · 1977
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