In re the Estate of Brignole

In related proceedings pursuant to SCPA 1420 for the construction of the will of Michael E Brignole, the Attorney General of the State of New York appeals from an order of the Surrogate’s Court, Richmond County (Fusco, S.), dated April 11, 2005, which granted the petition and directed the transfer of title to certain real property to the petitioner.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

The Surrogate’s Court, in a prior order, interpreted the will of the petitioner’s decedent Michael E Brignole (hereinafter the decedent) as creating a trust, with the decedent’s wife receiving the…