MATTER OF VALFORTE


17 Misc.2d 516 (1959)

In the Matter of The Estate of Anthony J. Valforte, Deceased.

Surrogate's Court, Nassau County.

May 19, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kalina & Kaplan for petitioner.

William F. Hanrahan, as special guardian.


JOHN D. BENNETT, S.

The application for compromise of an action for wrongful death is approved. In this application, the accident causing the death having occurred in New Jersey, the substantive law of that jurisdiction is applicable (Loucks v. Standard Oil Co., 224 N.Y. 99; Matter of Smulowitz, 208 Misc. 1078).

On the facts presented the court finds that the parents of the decedent are the only...

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