This matter deals with Angelo Licata who is deceased. The appellant of the case is Annette Chessare and the respondents in the case are Cecilia Licata, et al. The case is being heard in the Second Judicial Department, Appellate Division, of the Supreme Court of the State of New York.
According to a New York Probate Lawyer, a probate proceeding was held and an action for specific performance of a contract to sell real property was transferred from the Supreme Court of Suffolk County to the Surrogate’s Court of Suffolk County. The appellant, Annette Chessare is appealing the order from the Surrogates Court dated the fifth of February, 2009 that denied her motion for summary judgment on the complaint made in the action for specific performance and an order from the same court made on the 25th of September, 2009 upon re-argument that adhered to the original decision that was previously made on the fifth of February, 2009.
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