In the Matter of the Estate of Carmine D’Adamo, Deceased; Giovanni D’Adamo, Appellant; Germano P. Baccelli, as…

Summary

The Court reversed the surrogate’s order and granted letters of administration to Giovanni D’Adamo, the brother of the intestate, holding that under New York law the brother was entitled to administer the estate and that the treaty with Italy, read in conjunction with the Swedish convention, did not give the Italian consul a superior or exclusive right of administration.