In re the Estate of Gregory

Joseph A. Cox, S.

The instruments propounded as the last will and testament of the decedent consist of a purported will and purported codicils thereto. The purported will contains the following provision: “In making this my Last Will and Testament, I am not unmindful of the fact that my deceased brother, Edward, left him surviving a daughter, Mary. My failure to make any provision for my said niece is deliberate.” A purported codicil provides: “ Having given further consideration to the subject matter of article ninth of my said Will, I now give and bequeath to my niece therein referred to,…