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GOLDSTEIN v. COX

No. 66.

396 U.S. 471 (1970)

GOLDSTEIN, AKA PIETRARU, ET AL. v. COX ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 26, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Vintilla argued the cause for appellants. With him on the brief were Emanuel Eschwege and Novak N. Marku.

Daniel M. Cohen, Assistant Attorney General of New York, argued the cause for appellees. With him on the brief were Louis J. Lefkowitz, Attorney General, and Samuel A. Hirshowitz, First Assistant Attorney General.

Martin Popper filed briefs for Wolf Popper Ross Wolf & Jones as amicus curiae.

MR. JUSTICE MARSHALL delivered the opinion of the Court.

Appellants are beneficiaries of New York decedents' estates who live in Romania. Their shares of these estates have not been distributed to them, but have been paid into court for their benefit under § 2218 of the New York Surrogate's Court Procedure Act. Section 2218 authorizes the surrogate to order an alien's share of a New York estate paid into court when it appears that the alien "would not have the...

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