Legal Opinion
Estate of Meyer v. Heymann
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 19, 2009PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Renwick, J.
After Francine Meyer, a 77-year-old French citizen, died in her Fifth Avenue condominium in New York City on July 28, 2001, her estranged son, Patrick A. Gerschel, who had not seen her for 25 years, commenced this action, claiming forced heir-ship under French civil law. That law limits the right of a domiciliary of France to disinherit children through lifetime gifts or by will. Plaintiff seeks to recover forced heirship shares from several beneficiaries to whom Ms. Meyer gave lifetime gifts totaling more than $33 million. The main issue on this appeal involves…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- In Re Revocation of Ancillary Letters Testamentary of the Estate of NewcombNew York Court of Appeals · 1908
- Hutchison v. RossNew York Court of Appeals · 1933
- Dupuy v. . WurtzNew York Court of Appeals · 1873
- Aetna Life & Casualty Co. v. NelsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- State of NY v. Cortelle Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1975
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3Cited by3 opinions
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