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Matter of Ragone

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Feb 10, 1983
447 N.E.2d 76 (N.Y. 1983)

Opinion

Argued January 12, 1983

Decided February 10, 1983

Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the First Judicial Department, MILLARD L. MIDONICK, S.

Hyman L. Rutman for appellant.

Seth Rubenstein, Nathan F. Grossman and Merritt T. Viscardi for respondents.

Stuart A. Summit and Guy R. Fairstein for Bertha K. Donson, amicus curiae.



Order reversed, with costs to all parties appearing separately and filing separate briefs payable out of the estate, and the decree of the Surrogate's Court, New York County, reinstated for reasons stated in the decision of former Surrogate MILLARD L. MIDONICK.

Concur: Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JASEN, JONES, WACHTLER, FUCHSBERG, MEYER and SIMONS.


Summaries of

Matter of Ragone

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Feb 10, 1983
447 N.E.2d 76 (N.Y. 1983)
Case details for

Matter of Ragone

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of the Estate of JOSEPH A. RAGONE, Deceased. ANTOINETTE…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Feb 10, 1983

Citations

447 N.E.2d 76 (N.Y. 1983)
447 N.E.2d 76
460 N.Y.S.2d 528

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