Legal Opinion

In re Winters

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided May 31, 2011Published

1Opinion of the Court

In a proceeding commenced by Kevin Winters pursuant to SCPA 1001 to obtain letters of administration for the estate of Edmond Winters, in which John E. Lawler cross-petitioned pursuant to SCPA 1407 to admit a copy of a lost will of Edmond Winters to *1388probate, John E. Lawler appeals from an order of the Surrogate’s Court, Westchester County (Scarpino, Jr., S.), dated April 9, 2010, which denied his motion to compel the Clerk of the Surrogate’s Court, Westchester County, to accept his demand for a jury trial.

Ordered that the appeal is dismissed, with costs to the petitioner payable by the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. In re AhoNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
  2. In re WintersAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011

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