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Matter of Wiggins

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Apr 29, 1976
350 N.E.2d 618 (N.Y. 1976)

Opinion

Argued March 31, 1976

Decided April 29, 1976

Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Fourth Judicial Department, JOHN S. CONABLE, S.

Jeffrey E. Erickson for appellant.

Louis J. Lefkowitz, Attorney-General (Joseph A. Romano and Ruth Kessler Toch of counsel), for respondent.


Order affirmed, with costs to all parties appearing separately and filing separate briefs payable out of the estate, on the opinion by Mr. Justice RICHARD D. SIMONS at the Appellate Division ( 45 A.D.2d 604).

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


Summaries of

Matter of Wiggins

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Apr 29, 1976
350 N.E.2d 618 (N.Y. 1976)
Case details for

Matter of Wiggins

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of the Estate of HELEN S. WIGGINS, Deceased. MARY HULL…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Apr 29, 1976

Citations

350 N.E.2d 618 (N.Y. 1976)
350 N.E.2d 618
385 N.Y.S.2d 287

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