In the Matter of the Estate of George J. Ferrara, Salvation Army, Appellant Dominick Ferrara

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals held that a statutory short form power of attorney, even when supplemented with language authorizing unlimited gifts to the attorney-in-fact, still requires the attorney to act in the principal’s best interest; consequently, the self‑gifts made by Dominick Ferrara were not valid and the Appellate Division’s order was reversed and remanded.