Legal Opinion
Ruiz v. Ruiz
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 7, 1999PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—In an action, inter alia, to declare the rights of the parties in the assets of an estate, the plaintiffs appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Doyle, J.), entered December 18, 1998, which denied their motion for partial summary judgment declaring that, at his death, the decedent was the sole owner of two corporations.
*393Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, and the motion for partial summary judgment is granted.
It is well settled that the Supreme Court and the Surrogate’s Court have concurrent jurisdiction over decedents’ estates (see, NY Const art…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Alvarez v. Prospect HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- Dunham v. DunhamAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1972
- Burmax Co. v. B & S Industries, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
- H & G Operating Corp. v. LindenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- McCoy v. Bankers Federal Savings & Loan Ass'nAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
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3Cited by4 opinions
- In re the Estate of DentonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
- People v. EkiniciNew York Supreme Court · 2002
- Manning v. ThorneAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
- Rosvold v. RosvoldAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006