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In Re the Estate of Brown
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 7, 2016No. 520542PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtClark, J.
Appeal from an order of the Surrogate’s Court of Broome County (Guy, S.), entered July 16, 2014, which, in a proceeding pursuant to SCPA 711 and 719, granted petitioner’s motion for summary judgment and revoked respondent’s letters of administration.
Peter T. Brown (hereinafter decedent) died intestate on April 22, 2013 and was survived by petitioner, his daughter and sole distributee. Although petitioner had priority to serve as administrator of decedent’s estate (see SCPA 1001 [1] [b]), she and respondent — decedent’s domestic partner — jointly sought letters of administration, which…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Zuckerman v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- Crabtree v. Elizabeth Arden Sales Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1953
- Scheck v. FrancisNew York Court of Appeals · 1970
- In re Estate of PalmaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
- Mosesson v. Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law FirmAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
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3Cited by1 opinion
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