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In re the Estate of Gross

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided August 18, 1997PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

In a contested probate proceeding, the proponent Avery J. Gross appeals from (1) a decree of the Surrogate’s Court, Richmond County (D’Arrigo, S.), dated November 27, 1995, which, upon a jury verdict, denied admission of the will offered for probate on the ground that it had been procured by fraud, and (2) an order of the same court, also dated November 27, 1995, which denied his motion pursuant to CPLR 4404 (a) to set aside the verdict and direct that a decree be entered admitting the writing to probate as the will of the decedent.

Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, the facts,…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. In Re the Will of PutnamNew York Court of Appeals · 1931
  2. In re the Estate of HedgesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
  3. In re the Estate of SwainAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
  4. In re the Estate of EvanchuckAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
  5. In re the Estate of BiancoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. In re the Estate of EastmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
  2. In re KlingmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
  3. In re CovielloAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
  4. In re the Estate of MorgenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
  5. In re the Estate of KatzAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009

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