Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Butta
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided August 16, 2002PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Lee L. Holzman, J.
This proceeding, relating to the ownership of account 005701218918 opened at Chase Manhattan Bank (now J.P. Morgan Chase) on January 23, 1996 in the names of the *615decedent, Helen Butta, and the petitioner, Nicholas Pagani, was tried before the court without a jury. The “Statement of Issues” submitted pursuant to Uniform Rules for Surrogate’s Court (22 NYCRR) § 207.30 presents the following two questions: (1) Are the proceeds of the account an estate asset payable to the respondent, executor, because the account was a convenience account? (2) Are the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Kleinberg v. HellerNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- In re the Estate of CamardaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1978
- MATTER OF BRICKER (KRIMER) v. KrimerNew York Court of Appeals · 1963
- In Re the Accounting of FenelonNew York Court of Appeals · 1933
- In re the Estate of TimoshevichAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
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3Cited by2 opinions
- MacAluso v. Mondadori Publishing Co.District Court, E.D. New York · 1981
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