New York § 99 - 99Payment of uncontested claims
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§ 99. 99Payment of uncontested claims
§ 99. Payment of uncontested claims. Any uncontested claims, entitled to priority of payment over the claims which are contested, shall, on motion of the parties interested, be paid with costs, in the order of their respective priorities, without awaiting the determination of such contest. If at any time it is made to appear that after the payment of all prior uncontested claims and their respective costs, and after deducting an amount sufficient to pay all prior contested claims and costs, that there remains a surplus of proceeds applicable to the payment of any subsequent uncontested claims, such claims may on notice to all the parties interested be paid out of the surplus with costs, without awaiting the determination of such contest.
Source: official New York text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 99 ("99Payment of uncontested claims") is part of the New York Consolidated Laws, the codified statutory law of New York. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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