Case Name: In the Matter of the Estate of Alice Joannides, Deceased. In the Matter of the Estate of George C. Joannides, Sr., Deceased. George Joannides, Jr., Appellant; Elaine Joannides, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1999-05-20
Citations: 261 A.D.2d 279
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of the Estate of Alice Joannides, Deceased. In the Matter of the Estate of George C. Joannides, Sr., Deceased. George Joannides, Jr., Appellant; Elaine Joannides, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 261
Pages: 279–279

Head Matter:
In the Matter of the Estate of Alice Joannides, Deceased. In the Matter of the Estate of George C. Joannides, Sr., Deceased. George Joannides, Jr., Appellant; Elaine Joannides, Respondent.
[688 NYS2d 886]

Opinion:
—Order, Surrogate's Court, New York County (Renee Roth, S.), entered on or about March 5, 1998, which denied appellant's motion to reject a Referee's report concluding that all four members of the Joannides family had equal shares in Hazelton Realty Corp., confirmed said report, and ordered that, as a consequence of the deaths of Alice Joannides and George Joannides, Sr., respondent Elaine Joannides is the owner of 75% of the shares of Hazelton Realty Corp., unanimously affirmed, with costs.
There was ample evidentiary support for the Referee's conclusion that ownership of the subject corporation had been held equally by the four members of the Joannides family, and, accordingly, the Surrogate's confirmation of the Referee's report was proper. Concur — Sullivan, J. P., Williams, Rubin, Andrias and Friedman, JJ.