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Matter of Freeman

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Feb 1, 1991
170 A.D.2d 986 (N.Y. App. Div. 1991)

Opinion

February 1, 1991

Appeal from the Erie County Surrogate's Court, Mattina, S.

Present — Doerr, J.P., Boomer, Green, Pine and Davis, JJ.


Order unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: The Surrogate's Court did not lack either subject matter or personal jurisdiction to revoke petitioner's letters of administration (see, SCPA 201, 203, 711; 719 [10]). The decision to revoke such letters pursuant to SCPA 719 (10) rests within the discretion of the Surrogate's Court and, based upon the record before us, it cannot be said that the court abused its discretion in revoking petitioner's letters (see, Matter of Menis, 137 A.D.2d 692, 693). Accordingly, the petition to vacate the judgment revoking petitioner's letters was properly dismissed.


Summaries of

Matter of Freeman

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Feb 1, 1991
170 A.D.2d 986 (N.Y. App. Div. 1991)
Case details for

Matter of Freeman

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of the Estate of JAMES F. FREEMAN, Deceased. BRENDA J…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department

Date published: Feb 1, 1991

Citations

170 A.D.2d 986 (N.Y. App. Div. 1991)

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