Since the decedent, Richard Sklover, was not merely an officer of The Sklover Group but also owned 1,000 of the corporation's 1,100 shares (currently held by his estate), the corporate defendant may invoke the Dead Man's Statute (CPLR 4519; see Mark Patterson, Inc. v Bowie,
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