In re the Estate of Williams

Appeal from an order of the Surrogate’s Court of Otsego County (Burns, S.), entered November 17, 2003, which denied petitioner’s motion to set aside the verdict.

In this proceeding, respondents—the issue of decedent—challenge his last will, executed on December 21, 2001 when he was 88 years old. Decedent died on May 24, 2002. In his will, decedent left $100 to each of his 10 surviving children and the remainder of his estate to petitioner, his wife.* After petitioner offered the will for probate, respondents filed objections, claiming that decedent lacked testamentary capacity or that the will…