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Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York, 1976

Sessa v. Trustees of Mortuary Fund of Local No. 1

Sessa v. Trustees of Mortuary Fund of Local No. 1
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided August 23, 1976
88 Misc. 2d 377; 388 N.Y.S.2d 202; 1976 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 2673

Counsel

Alexander W. Axelrod for interpleaded defendant-appellant. McGee & Morsellino (Arthur J. McGee of counsel), for respondent.

Sessa v. Trustees of Mortuary Fund of Local No. 1

Opinion of the Court

Memorandum. Order affirmed without costs.

Plaintiff, who was the wife of the decedent at the time the union mortuary fund certificate was issued to him, is, as the named beneficiary, entitled to the proceeds thereof (General Obligations Law, § 5-701, subd 1; Coler v Coler, 271 App Div 877, affd 297 NY 488; Stanford v Union Labor Life Ins. Co., 74 Misc 2d 781; Matter of Keeler, 186 Misc 20).

Concur: Schwartzwald, P. J., Rinaldi and Buschmann JJ.

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