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HSBC Bank Usa. v. Ely

Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Department, New York.
Sep 27, 2013
109 A.D.3d 1118 (N.Y. App. Div. 2013)

Opinion

2013-09-27

In the Matter of the JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF the ACCOUNT OF HSBC BANK USA (Formerly Marine Midland Bank) and Franklin J. Ely (Deceased), As Co–Trustees Under Article 6A of the Will of James Ely for James Ely, Jr., Deceased, for the Period Covering May 31, 1968 to September 7, 2006. HSBC Bank USA, N.A., Petitioner–Respondent; Michele T.K. Ely and Genesee Valley Trust Company, Objectants–Appellants.

Appeal from an order of the Surrogate's Court, Erie County (Barbara Howe, S.), entered September 25, 2012. The order granted the motion of petitioner for summary judgment dismissing all objections to an amended accounting. Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC, Rochester (Gregory J. McDonald of Counsel), for Objectants–Appellants. Hodgson Russ LLP, Buffalo (Kevin M. Kearney of Counsel), for Petitioner–Respondent.


Appeal from an order of the Surrogate's Court, Erie County (Barbara Howe, S.), entered September 25, 2012. The order granted the motion of petitioner for summary judgment dismissing all objections to an amended accounting.
Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC, Rochester (Gregory J. McDonald of Counsel), for Objectants–Appellants. Hodgson Russ LLP, Buffalo (Kevin M. Kearney of Counsel), for Petitioner–Respondent.

It is hereby ORDERED that the order so appealed from is unanimously affirmed without costs for reasons stated in the decision by the Surrogate (Matter of HSBC Bank USA [Ely], 37 Misc.3d 875, 952 N.Y.S.2d 740).

SCUDDER, P.J., PERADOTTO, CARNI, VALENTINO, and WHALEN, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

HSBC Bank Usa. v. Ely

Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Department, New York.
Sep 27, 2013
109 A.D.3d 1118 (N.Y. App. Div. 2013)
Case details for

HSBC Bank Usa. v. Ely

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of the JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF the ACCOUNT OF HSBC BANK USA…

Court:Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Department, New York.

Date published: Sep 27, 2013

Citations

109 A.D.3d 1118 (N.Y. App. Div. 2013)
2013 N.Y. Slip Op. 6126
971 N.Y.S.2d 709

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