Legal Opinion

Sessa v. Trustees of Mortuary Fund of Local No. 1

Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York

Decided August 23, 1976PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Memorandum. Order affirmed without costs.

Plaintiff, who was the wife of the decedent at the time the union mortuary fund certificate was issued to him, is, as the named beneficiary, entitled to the proceeds thereof (General Obligations Law, § 5-701, subd 1; Coler v Coler, 271 App Div 877, affd 297 NY 488; Stanford v Union Labor Life Ins. Co., 74 Misc 2d 781; Matter of Keeler, 186 Misc 20).

Concur: Schwartzwald, P. J., Rinaldi and Buschmann JJ.

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Coler v. ColerNew York Court of Appeals · 1947
  2. Stanford v. Union Labor Life InsuranceNew York Supreme Court · 1973
  3. In re the Estate of KeelerNew York Surrogate's Court · 1945

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Curley v. GiltropAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985