New York Court of Appeals
The Ministers and Missionaries Benefit Board, Interpleader Plaintiff v. Leon Snow, Appellants. Estate of…
December 15, 201526 N.Y.3d 466
Summary
The New York Court of Appeals answered the first certified question in the negative, holding that a governing‑law clause in a retirement or death‑benefit contract does not require application of New York Estates, Powers & Trusts Law § 3‑5.1(b)(2), and declined to answer the second question as academic. Justice Abdus‑Salaam dissented, arguing both questions should be answered affirmatively.