Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Kittay
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 10, 1986PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
— In a proceeding to compel an accounting, the petitioner appeals from an order of the Surrogate’s Court, Westchester County (Brewster, S.), dated July 18, 1984, which granted the respondents’ motion for summary judgment and dismissed her petition.
Order affirmed, with costs payable by the appellant personally.
The petitioner alleged that she and the decedent entered into an express oral agreement wherein she was to serve as the decedent’s social and traveling companion and confidante in return for which he was to "take care of’ and "support” her for the rest of her life. There were no…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Great Neck Pennysaver, Inc. v. CatalanoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
- Lucchese v. AgroAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
3Cited by4 opinions
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- In re the Estate of BarrAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
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