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Matter of Cairo

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Jun 10, 1971
272 N.E.2d 574 (N.Y. 1971)

Summary

In Matter of Cairo (29 N.Y.2d 527) our court had accepted a construction of statute (EPTL 5-3.3) which thereafter was widely criticized.

Summary of this case from Matter of Higby v. Mahoney

Opinion

Argued May 12, 1971

Decided June 10, 1971

Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Second Judicial Department, JOHN T. CLANCY, S.

Howard J. Goldstein for appellant.

Louis J. Lefkowitz, Attorney-General ( Allan S. Meyers and Samuel A. Hirshowitz of counsel), for ultimate charitable beneficiaries, respondent.


Order affirmed, with costs to respondent Attorney-General against the appellant personally. No opinion.

Concur: Chief Judge FULD and Judges BURKE, SCILEPPI, BERGAN, BREITEL, JASEN and GIBSON.


Summaries of

Matter of Cairo

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Jun 10, 1971
272 N.E.2d 574 (N.Y. 1971)

In Matter of Cairo (29 N.Y.2d 527) our court had accepted a construction of statute (EPTL 5-3.3) which thereafter was widely criticized.

Summary of this case from Matter of Higby v. Mahoney
Case details for

Matter of Cairo

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of the Estate of MARY CAIRO, Deceased. JOSEPH L. CAIRO…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Jun 10, 1971

Citations

272 N.E.2d 574 (N.Y. 1971)
272 N.E.2d 574
324 N.Y.S.2d 81

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