Legal Opinion
In Re the Estate of Walker
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 8, 2015No. 518557PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Peters, PJ.
Appeal from a decree of the Surrogate’s Court of Broome County (Guy, S.), entered September 13, 2013, which denied probate to an instrument purporting to be the last will and testament of decedent.
On January 19, 2012, Andrew Walker (hereinafter decedent), who had been experiencing respiratory difficulties caused by asbestosis, was discharged from a hospital in order to spend his last days at home. On January 25, 2012, decedent executed a will that altered the disposition of a parcel of property from that directed in his two prior wills by, among other things, devising half of the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Rollwagen v. . RollwagenNew York Court of Appeals · 1876
- In re the Estate of HalpernNew York Court of Appeals · 2011
- In re the Estate of MinerviniAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
- In re Estate of DoodyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
- In re the Estate of PirozziAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
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