CARAVAGGIO v. RET. BD.


36 N.Y.2d 348 (1975)

Rose Caravaggio, Respondent, v. Retirement Board of the Teachers' Retirement System of the City of New York, Defendant. Retirement Board of the Teachers' Retirement System of the City of New York, Defendant and Interpleading Plaintiff, v. Helen Caravaggio, Interpleaded Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided March 26, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur Karger, Samuel W. Sherman and Irving A. Cook for interpleaded defendant-appellant.

Samuel M. Sprafkin and Mandel M. Einhorn for respondent.

Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER, FUCHSBERG and COOKE concur.


Chief Judge BREITEL.

This appeal involves two conflicting claims to a fund held by the Retirement Board of the New York City Teachers' Retirement System. The fund consists of benefits payable on death of the late Daniel P. Caravaggio, a former member of the Retirement System, who had died shortly after retirement.

Plaintiff Rose Caravaggio was decedent's first wife. She claims the fund as an allegedly...

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