CASSIDY v. CASSIDY


309 N.Y. 332 (1955)

Mary Cassidy, Respondent, v. Celia Cassidy, Appellant, et al., Defendant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided November 30, 1955


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles G. Coster, John F. X. Finn and Carmelo J. Pernicone for appellant.

Myron Sulzberger, Jr., and Seymour S. Epstein for respondent.

CONWAY, Ch. J., FULD, FROESSEL, VAN VOORHIS, BURKE and SCHMIDT, JJ., concur.


Per Curiam.

In 1923 John A. Cassidy, an employee of the City of New York, designated his wife as sole beneficiary of his retirement fund benefits. On May 15, 1951, he executed Option 1, pursuant to the provisions of the retirement system and made his wife and his sister cobeneficiaries. The defendant and a commissioner of deeds were the only persons present when the decedent executed his retirement papers. Decedent...

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