The Facts of the Case: On 18 October 2007, a decedent died and is survived by his daughter-one and his granddaughters, A and B, the children of predeceased daughter-two, as his sole distributes. The decedent’s wife had predeceased him in September 2003. After the death of the decedent, the petitioner…
The Facts of the Case: On 2 October 2005, a resident of Sands Point died with a will dated 6 June 1996. He is survived by his wife, his children, A, B and C, and his granddaughter, X, the infant daughter of a predeceased son, D. On 21 September 2006,…
Defendant Neptune Estates, LLC (“Neptune”), owner of 380 Neptune Avenue, Brooklyn,, NY (“Property”), entered a contractor’s agreement with defendant Big Poll Construction, Inc. (“Big Poll”) whereby Big Poll would act as the general contractor on a construction project on the Property (“Project”). In February 2009, plaintiff entered two subcontractor agreements…
This is a case being heard in the Supreme Court, Special Term, in Queens County Part I. The case before the court is a motion made by the defendant for an order to dismiss the complaint and each of the causes of action against them on the ground that the…
This is a matter dealing with the probate of an estate. The case is being heard in the Second Department, Appellate Division, of the Supreme Court of the State of New York. The petitioner is appealing an order that was made in the Surrogates Court of Queens County. The order…
The plaintiffs have started this action seeking a declaration that they are the rightful owners of a premise. They further seek a declaration that they gained the title of the premise by an adverse possession and they permanently enjoin the defendant from evicting them from the premises. A temporary restraining…
This is a matter being heard in the Surrogate’s Court of Queens County. This is a contested probate proceeding in regard to the judicial settlement of the executor’s account, which was tried by the Court without a jury. Case Background The decedent of the estate died in September of 1981…
The case deals with the estate of the decedent of which the distributees are unknown. The Supreme Court of the State of New York in Suffolk County is overseeing this particular matter. Case Background This action was commenced to foreclose a mortgage on real property located at 83 Orange Street,…
This is a matter dealing with the probate of a last will and testament. This case is being held in the Second Department, Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York. Appeal The appellants are appealing and order that was made in the Surrogate’s Court of…
This case is being heard in the Surrogates Court of Westchester County. The matter before the court deals with the estate of Leonard M. Greene, deceased. A New York Probate Lawyer said this is an incident that deals with the contested probate proceeding where the guardian ad litem for the…