In re the Estate of Guide

In a will construction proceeding, the petitioner appeals from a decree of the Surrogate’s Court, Nassau County (Riordan, S.), dated August 6, 2001, which denied the petition and determined that Jacqueline Spooner Wilhoit was entitled to share in the decedent’s estate.

Ordered that the decree is affirmed, with costs payable by the petitioner personally.

The petitioner, Jacques F. Sohn (hereinafter Jacques), is the son of Yvonne Sohn Revelli Guide, who is deceased. The respondent, Jacqueline Spooner Wilhoit, is Guide’s granddaughter, the daughter of Guide’s predeceased daughter, Francine Sohn…