In re the Estate of Stanley

Order of the Surrogate’s Court, New York County (Renee Roth, S.), entered on or about July 22, 1996, which denied petitioner’s motion for summary judgment granting him mutually exclusive signature powers over the estate accounts held by the coadministrator, respondent Bank of New York, is unanimously reversed, on the law, without costs or disbursements, and the motion granted.

Letters of administration c. t. a. were issued to petitioner Schwarz to serve together with the Bank of New York (the Bank), to whom such letters had previously been issued. Mr. Schwarz is also a legatee under the will.…