In re the Estate of Lowden

Cohalan, S.

The only question arising on this contested probate proceeding is whether or not the *708paper propounded as the last will of Jane G-. Lowden is signed at the end thereof as required by the Decedent Estate Law, section 21. There is no issue of fraud or forgery involved. Nor is there any claim that the instrument propounded has been tampered with after execution. The testatrix died on March 30,1918, leaving her surviving as her only next of kin and heirs at law, three sisters and five children of a deceased brother. It is a son of her deceased brother who is the contestant herein. The…