Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Zaharis
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 16, 1982PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Appeal from a decree of the Surrogate’s Court of Broome County (Keane, S.), entered August 6, 1981, which admitted to probate an instrument purporting to be the last will and testament of the deceased. Aspasia E. Zaharis, also known as Tessie Zaharis, died April 11, 1977, survived solely by her brother Nicholas Stamatakos. The instrument offered as the last will and testament of Tessie Zaharis consisted of a three by five inch lined file card dated December 7, 1975, written on both sides, which includes decedent’s signature perpendicular in the right-hand margin on the front side, and the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- In Re the Probate of the Will of O'NeilNew York Court of Appeals · 1883
- Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent De Paul v. KellyNew York Court of Appeals · 1876
- In Re the Probate of the Last Will & Testament of AndrewsNew York Court of Appeals · 1900
- In Re the Probate of the Will of FieldNew York Court of Appeals · 1912
- In Re the Probate of the Alleged Will of WhitneyNew York Court of Appeals · 1897
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3Cited by2 opinions
- In re the Estate of ZaharisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- In re the Estate of ZaharisNew York Court of Appeals · 1983