Vogt v. Witmeyer
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—Order unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: Supreme Court properly dismissed plaintiffs first cause of action; New York State does not recognize a cause of action for tortious interference with a prospective inheritance (see, Hutchins v Hutchins, 7 Hill 104, 109; see also, Baekeland v Baekeland, 151 AD2d 399). Plaintiff contends that defendants Witmeyer, Palumbo and Albright tortiously interfered with her rights as a beneficiary under the Eleanor A. Dinkey Revocable Living Trust (Trust) by participating in the amendment of the Trust and that, as a result, plaintiff is entitled to…
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