Ryerson Towers Inc. v. Estate of Brown

OPINION OF THE COURT

Judith J. Gische, J.

The unique issue before the court is whether service of process upon the Public Administrator is sufficient to confer personal jurisdiction over an estate: (a) which petitioner claims is worth less than $10,000, (b) where no probate proceeding has been initiated and (c) where no letters of administration have been issued. The Public Administrator has specially appeared in this proceeding to contest service of process upon it on behalf of the named estate respondent. Corespondent Rudolf Brown seeks dismissal of the entire proceeding based upon…