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SMITHERS v. ST. LUKE'S HOSP.

281 A.D.2d 127 (2001)

723 N.Y.S.2d 426

ADELE SMITHERS, Appellant, v. ST. LUKE'S-ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER et al., Respondents.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.

April 5, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul R. Levenson of counsel (August C. Venturini, Andrew B. Siben and Frederick Fagelson on the brief; Kaplan Gottbetter & Levenson, L. L. P., and Siben & Siben), attorneys for appellant.

Edward S. Kornreich of counsel (Charles S. Sims, Leonard A. Feiwus and Herschel Goldfield on the brief; Proskauer Rose, L. L. P., attorneys), for St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center and another, respondents.

William Josephson of counsel (Peter H. Schiff, Dietrich Snell and Paula Gellman on the brief; Eliot Spitzer, Attorney General of New York State, attorney), for Dennis C. Vacco, respondent.

MAZZARELLI, J. P., and LERNER, J., concur with ELLERIN, J.; FRIEDMAN, J., dissents in a separate opinion.

OPINION OF THE COURT

ELLERIN, J.

The issue before us is whether the estate of the donor of a charitable gift has standing to sue the donee to enforce the terms of the gift. We conclude that in the circumstances here present plaintiff estate does have the necessary standing.

A recitation of the factual allegations in the complaint, which must be deemed true on this application to dismiss (see, e.g., Cron v Hargro Fabrics, 91...

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