MATTER OF ESTATE OF WOOLWORTH

701 CA 10-00127

76 A.D.3d 160 (2010)

903 N.Y.S.2d 218

In the Matter of the Estate of RONALD WOOLWORTH, Deceased. JOAN WOOLWORTH, as Administratrix of the Estate of RONALD WOOLWORTH, Deceased, Appellant; OSWEGO COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, Respondent.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department.

Decided June 11, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harris Beach PLLC, Buffalo ( Colleen E. Buonocore of counsel), for appellant.

Kevin C. Caraccioli , Mexico, for respondent.

SCUDDER, P.J., PERADOTTO, LINDLEY and GORSKI, JJ., concur.


OPINION OF THE COURT

GREEN, J.

Petitioner, as administratrix of the estate of her husband, Ronald Woolworth (decedent), commenced this proceeding seeking, inter alia, an order confirming the settlement of an action seeking damages for decedent's wrongful death and conscious pain and suffering, and approving petitioner's proposed distribution of the proceeds of that settlement. Surrogate's Court granted the relief sought in the petition, with the exception...

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