MATTER OF KRONEN


67 N.Y.2d 587 (1986)

In the Matter of The Estate of Murray Kronen, Also Known as Morris Kronen, Deceased. Albert Kronen, Appellant; Marlane Schreibman, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided July 8, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mitchell J. Devack and Diane Memmoli for appellant.

Joseph P. Freireich for respondent.

Chief Judge WACHTLER and Judges MEYER, SIMONS, ALEXANDER, TITONE and HANCOCK, JR., concur.


KAYE, J.

Where the testator's wife predeceases him, where his will is silent as to his desires in this event, and where there is no residuary clause, the residuary estate must be distributed in intestacy.

Decedent, Murray Kronen, died in 1980. He was survived by his son (petitioner, Albert Kronen), his daughter (Pearl Smith), and his granddaughter (respondent, Marlane Schreibman), who was the daughter...

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