In re the Estate of Boyle
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
— In a proceeding pursuant to the Surrogate’s Court Act to vacate the decree admitting to probate the last will and testament of the decedent, James E. Boyle, on the ground that the waiver of citation had been signed by mistake, petitioner James P. Boyle appeals from an order of the Surrogate’s Court, Dutchess County (Benson, S.), dated April 27, 1984, which, after a hearing, dismissed the proceeding.
Order affirmed, with costs payable personally by the appellant.
*808The evidence at the hearing established that petitioner read the waiver of citation on probate before signing it, and therefore is…
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