Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Frankel
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 18, 2002PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In a proceeding pursuant to SCPA 2103 to discover property allegedly withheld from an estate, Wilbur F. Breslin, executor of the estate of Robert Frankel, appeals from a decree of the Surrogate’s Court, Nassau County (Riordan, S.), dated February 7, 2001, which, after a nonjury trial, dismissed the proceeding.
Ordered that the decree is affirmed, with costs payable by the estate.
The Surrogate’s Court properly determined that the release executed by Wilbur F. Breslin in favor of Adele Frankel-Loeb, the decedent’s wife, as part of a settlement of various lawsuits, bound Breslin in his capacity…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Mangini v. McClurgNew York Court of Appeals · 1969
- Cahill v. ReganNew York Court of Appeals · 1959
- In re SchaeferNew York Court of Appeals · 1966
- Tarantola v. WilliamsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1975
- Binns v. BillhimerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
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