Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Johnson
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided July 19, 1988PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Marie M. Lambert, S.
This is an application by a firm of attorneys and a coexecutrix of the decedent’s estate, Nina Zagat, Esq., for a preliminary injunction staying the decedent’s widow, the other coexecutrix of the estate, from proceeding with a Florida lawsuit to recover damages for legal malpractice, breach of fiduciary duties and other related causes of action. All parties on the record in open court waived a hearing and agreed that this application could be decided on the basis of the papers and oral arguments.
On April 13, 1988, the widow instituted the Florida action…
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