Beaver v. Mulholland

OPINION OF THE COURT

William W. Serra, S.

In this action, a trial has been had of the validity of a claim for funeral expenses against the administrator of the estate of George Doolskis, deceased. The action was brought in the Supreme Court of the State of New York in Steuben County and was transferred by the Supreme Court to Allegany County in an order providing "that this matter be tried before the Surrogate’s Court in Allegany County”. The action has been tried before the Surrogate without a jury.

The court finds that the decedent, George Doolskis, died on February 1, 1976, at Jones Memorial…