Legal Opinion

In re Lanza

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided July 7, 2003PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

In a will construction proceeding, Robert E. Ruggeri and Richard E. Ruggeri appeal from a decree of the Surrogate’s Court, Queens County (Nahman, S.), dated June 25, 2001, which, inter alia, granted those branches of the motion of the petitioner John Pascale for summary judgment which were for a construction that the trust established under the will of Joseph Lanza did not include them as beneficiaries.

*266Ordered that the decree is affirmed, with costs payable by the appellants personally.

The Surrogate’s Court correctly construed the language of the testamentary trust established in Article…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. In re CarmerNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
  2. Estate of Herz v. American Parkinsons Disease Ass'nNew York Court of Appeals · 1995

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. In Re a Trust Created by GurneyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2017
  2. In Re a Trust Created by GurneyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2017

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