Joffe v. Widelitz

In an action, inter alia, to recover damages for breach of an escrow agreement, the plaintiffs appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Richmond County (Fusco, J.), dated December 3, 2013, which granted the defendants’ motion pursuant to CPLR 325 (e) to remove this action to the Surrogate’s Court, New York County.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

The Supreme Court and the Surrogate’s Court have concurrent jurisdiction over the administration of a decedent’s estate (see Goodwin v Rice, 79 AD3d 699, 699-700 [2010]; Cipo v Van Blerkom, 28 AD3d 602 [2006]; Gaentner v Benkovich, 18…