ELGHANAYAN v. ELGHANAYAN


190 A.D.2d 449 (1993)

Sion Elghanayan et al., Appellants, and Karmel Elghanayan et al., Intervenors-Appellants, v. Aghadjan Elghanayan et al., Respondents

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.

June 10, 1993


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas A. Holman of counsel, New York City (Marshall Beil and Alla Roytberg with him on the brief; Lefrak Newman & Myerson, attorneys), for Sion Elghanayan and another, appellants.

Ronald D. Hariri of counsel, New York City (Alexander Aghayan & Associates, attorneys), for Nedjatollah Elghanayan, appellant.

Lewis S. Sandler of counsel, New York City (Beigel & Sandler, attorneys), for intervenors-appellants.

Robert W. Gottlieb of counsel, New York City (Rosenman & Colin, attorneys), for Aghadjan Elghanayan and others, respondents.

Jay R. Fialkoff of counsel, New York City (Anthony I. Pye with him on the brief; Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, attorneys), for Nourollah Elghanayan and others, respondents.

Alan R. Friedman and Ronald S. Greenberg of counsel, New York City (Kramer, Levin, Naftalis, Nessen, Kamin & Frankel, attorneys), for H. Houshang Elghanayan, and others, respondents.

Stephen C. Pascal, P. C., New York City, for Jeffrey Elghanayan, respondent.

SULLIVAN, J. P., ROSENBERGER and ELLERIN, JJ., concur.


MILONAS, J.

Plaintiffs and the three principal defendants, consisting of six brothers and another, now-deceased, brother formed a family partnership in the 1930's in their native country, Iran. In 1959, they reduced their business relationship into a written agreement. The document, which was drawn up in Farsi and signed in Teheran, provides that the four older siblings, defendants Aghadjan, Davoud, Nourollah...

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