This case is being heard in the Surrogate’s Court of New York County. The case is regarding the estate of Marvin G. Connally. The executors of the estate are George H. Ryniker & Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York. The others involved in this case are Jean M. Denis,…
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Court Discusses HUD Rules
On March 29, 2010, a building owner from 1165 Evergreen Avenue in the Bronx, New York filed a motion to evict the resident of one of their apartments. A New York Probate Lawyer said the property owner claims that the person who leased an apartment from them has failed to…
Court Hears Case Brought By Third Party Defendant
The plaintiff in this case is Robinson Duran Urena. The defendant and third party plaintiff/respondent in the case is Ciampa Estates, LLC. They are represented by the law offices of Fiorella Rubin & Friedman LLP. His council in the case is Stewart B. Greenspan. The third -party defendant-appellant in the…
Plaintiff Injured at Construction Site
In this case, Michael J. Spence was the plaintiff. The defendants were the Island Estates at Mt. Sinai II, LLC, Gessin Contracting Co., Inc., and Island Estates. Island Estates at Mt. Sinai II and Gessin Contracting were also third-party plaintiffs while Lakeville Industries was listed as a third-party defendant. History…
Court Validates a Will
A man filed a motion to withdraw a waiver and consent he did for the legal validation of his cousins will. And, this motion is opposed by the primary representative of the estate and the four charities who are the beneficiaries under certain instruction. This happened five months after the…
Court Discusses Estate Taxes
This case involves the estate of Mr. Frank Wolf. The petitioner is the administrator of the estate, Betsy Wolf. Ethel Wolf is the respondent. The Estate A New York Probate Lawyer said the case involves the will of Mr. Wolf. Most of his property was left to his mother, while…
Court Rules on Validity of Multiple Wills
A woman has petitioned the court to vacate the probate of a will of a deceased person whom she is not related to and to permit her to file objections to the validation. The deceased man’s will was admitted to validation by the court and the estate was distributed in…
Court Decides Will Contest
The petitioners of this probate case wanted to withdraw their petition and requested the court to issue letters of administration. The petitioners wanted to abandon their action placing on probate the alleged copy of the last will and testament. According to the last will and testament of the decedent, the…
Children Sue Stepmother for Mishandling Estate
According to reports from a surrogate’s court, a decedent was survived by his wife, and two children from a previous marriage. In his last will and testament, he had chosen his wife to act as estate administrator. Upon his death, the will was submitted to probate court. The court named…
Will is Contested Based on Lack of Capacity of Decedent
An 87 year old deceased rich man who was never married and had no children had invested wisely and left a non-specific estate of over $7,000,000. His latest will executed left his residuary estate in equal shares to his sister, his brother, two children of his predeceased brother and his…