Case Name: In the Matter of the Estate of Margaret K. Carroll, Deceased. Nancy Magessy et al., Appellants; Jacob Radzivill et al., Respondents
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1972-11-13
Citations: 40 A.D.2d 843
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of the Estate of Margaret K. Carroll, Deceased. Nancy Magessy et al., Appellants; Jacob Radzivill et al., Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 40
Pages: 843–843

Head Matter:
In the Matter of the Estate of Margaret K. Carroll, Deceased. Nancy Magessy et al., Appellants; Jacob Radzivill et al., Respondents.

Opinion:
Order of the Surrogate's Court, Queens County, dated March 7, 1972, affirmed, without costs. No opinion. Hopkins, Acting P. J., Martuscello, Latham and Brennan, JJ., concur; Benjamin, J., dissents and votes to reverse the order and to grant appellants' motion for leave to file objections to probate, with the following memorandum: Under the circumstances of this case, involving a family dispute, in my opinion there was no laches as a matter of law and appellants' default should be opened and their objections allowed to be filed.