Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Cairo
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 20, 1970PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMunder, J.
These appeals present an interesting question of testamentary and statutory construction. Essentially, the question is whether respondent Joseph L. Cairo should be permitted to contest a disposition in the deceased’s will to certain named charities by reason of EPTL 5-3.3.
The deceased passed away in November, 1967 survived by a sister, Elizabeth Jennings, and a grandson, respondent Joseph L. Cairo. Her will, which was admitted to probate in Queens County in February, 1968, was neither lengthy nor intricate. In article Third she gave her co-operative apartment in Queens, together with all the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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- In re the Estate of LogasaNew York Surrogate's Court · 1937
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