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Matter of Thoens

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Feb 8, 1977
41 N.Y.2d 823 (N.Y. 1977)

Opinion

Argued January 4, 1977

Decided February 8, 1977

Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the First Judicial Department, S. SAMUEL DI FALCO, S.

Robert Konove and Ronald L. Konove for appellant.

Barnet Kaprow, Philip A. Limpert, Philip A. Limpert, Jr., and Gerald Moss for preliminary executors and others, respondents.

Joseph A. Cox and Robert E. Steinberg for Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of New York, respondent.

Richard A. Watson for New York Infirmary, respondent.


Order affirmed, with costs payable personally by claimant, on the opinion by former Surrogate S. SAMUEL DI FALCO.

Concur: Chief Judge BREITEL and Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER, FUCHSBERG and COOKE.


Summaries of

Matter of Thoens

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Feb 8, 1977
41 N.Y.2d 823 (N.Y. 1977)
Case details for

Matter of Thoens

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of the Estate of BESS THOENS, Also Known as BESSIE THOENS…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Feb 8, 1977

Citations

41 N.Y.2d 823 (N.Y. 1977)
393 N.Y.S.2d 398
361 N.E.2d 1046

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