Case Name: In the Matter of the Estate of Heinz Rehfuss, Deceased. Philip S. Gellman, as Coexecutor of Heinz Rehfuss, Deceased, Appellant; Carlo Pinto, as Coexecutor of Heinz Rehfuss, Deceased, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1991-03-08
Citations: 171 A.D.2d 1022
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of the Estate of Heinz Rehfuss, Deceased. Philip S. Gellman, as Coexecutor of Heinz Rehfuss, Deceased, Appellant; Carlo Pinto, as Coexecutor of Heinz Rehfuss, Deceased, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 171
Pages: 1022–1022

Head Matter:
In the Matter of the Estate of Heinz Rehfuss, Deceased. Philip S. Gellman, as Coexecutor of Heinz Rehfuss, Deceased, Appellant; Carlo Pinto, as Coexecutor of Heinz Rehfuss, Deceased, Respondent.

Opinion:
-Order unanimously affirmed with costs. Memorandum: The Surrogate properly upheld the decedent's choice of trustee, and did not err in refusing to appoint a cotrustee (SCPA 1502 [2]). (Appeal from Order of Erie County Surrogate's Court, Mattina, S. — Will Construction.) Present — Callahan, J. P., Denman, Pine, Balio and Law-ton, JJ.