Legal Opinion

In re the Estate of Levy

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided January 10, 1991Published

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal from an order of the Surrogate’s Court of Sullivan County (Fromer, S.), entered April 9, 1990, which, inter alia, granted respondents’ cross motion to deny probate of an instrument purporting to be a codicil of decedent’s will.

The primary question presented on this appeal is whether Surrogate’s Court properly granted respondents’ cross motion for summary judgment denying probate of a purported codicil to decedent’s will on the ground that the codicil was not executed in conformity with the requirements of EPTL 3-2.1 (a) (2). The question is answered in the affirmative and the order of…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. In re the Probate of the Last Will & Testament of RedwayAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1933
  2. In re the Estate of CioffiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
  3. In Re the Probate of the Will of RedwayNew York Court of Appeals · 1934
  4. In re the Estate of HeaneyNew York Surrogate's Court · 1973
  5. In re the Estate of KembleAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989

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