Estate of Mitchell

NICHOLS, Justice.

Although not the first appeal from a probate court to reach us since the Probate Code 2 was enacted to become effective January 1, 1981, this appeal is well in the vanguard, and it is the first will contest decided under the Code to reach us. It is significant that so soon after codification we have the opportunity to declare the “clearly erroneous” standard of review by which on appeal we shall test the factual findings of a probate court.

From the order of the York County Probate Court dated August 27, 1981, disallowing the writing dated March 8, 1977, as the purported will…