Legal Opinion
Conejero v. LaJam
New York Supreme Court
Decided January 31, 2002PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
David Goldstein, J.
I
The issue is whether the decedent’s adult, disabled child, who is physically and possibly mentally challenged, should receive a distributive share of her father’s wrongful death proceeds, especially where, as here, the condition of the child was used to gain a larger settlement in the amount of $1,099,000.
II
This is an ex parte application to approve a wrongful death settlement and to distribute the proceeds.
The action was brought to recover for the death of the decedent on January 14, 1993, and for the pain and suffering experienced during the six-month…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- In Re the Estate of MalloyNew York Court of Appeals · 1938
- In re the Accounting of KaiserNew York Surrogate's Court · 1950
- Pollicina v. Misericordia Hospital Medical CenterNew York Court of Appeals · 1993
- In re DeLongAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
- In re AcquafreddaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
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