IN THE MATTER OF ESTATE OF GREENE


20 Misc.3d 599 (2008)

860 N.Y.S.2d 396

In the Matter of the Estate of LEONARD M. GREENE, Also Known as LEONARD GREENE, Deceased.

Surrogate's Court, Westchester County.

June 2, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Putney, Twombly, Hall & Hirson LLP, New York City (Charles J. Groppe of counsel), guardian ad litem.

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP, New York City (Saul B. Shapiro of counsel), for objectants.

Orans, Elsen, Lupert & Brown LLP, New York City (Thomas Brown of counsel), and Gerald & Lawrence Blumberg LLP, New York City (Lawrence S. Blumberg of counsel), for proponents.

Andrew M. Cuomo, Attorney General, New York City (Carl L. Distefano of counsel), for ultimate charitable beneficiaries.

Holland & Knight LLP, New York City (Austin T. Wilkie of counsel), for Institute for SocioEconomic Studies Inc.

Alma Mandija, Ridgewood, for Nani Tabagari.


OPINION OF THE COURT

ANTHONY A. SCARPINO, JR., S.

Incident to this contested probate proceeding, the guardian ad litem for infant distributees seeks authorization to retain a medical expert to be paid from the estate.

Leonard Greene (decedent) died on December 1, 2006, at the age of 88, survived by seven children and two grandchildren (issue of a predeceased child who was a passenger on United Airlines Flight 93 on September 11, 2001). Charles Groppe...

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