Does the jurisdiction of the Surrogate's Court extend to the interpretation of contracts for the sale of securities?
"New York", United States of America
The following excerpt is from Estate of Piccione, 108 Misc.2d 255, 437 N.Y.S.2d 546 (N.Y. Surr. Ct. 1981):
As to discovery proceedings, recent decisions have held that the jurisdiction of the Surrogate's Court extends to the interpretation of contracts for the sale of securities (Dunham v. Dunham, 40 A.D.2d 912, 337
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