Legal Opinion

Matter of Brown

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

Decided November 29, 2016No. 2304 2056/10PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Decree, Surrogate’s Court, New York County (Nora S. Anderson, S.), entered February 23, 2015, which, insofar as appealed from as limited by the briefs, admitted a will dated October 20, 2004 to probate, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

The will bequeaths decedent’s entire estate to nonparty Radio Drama Network, Inc. Thus, the only way objectant can argue that Richard L. Kay (the proponent of the will) tricked decedent is by challenging the October 20, 2004 restatement of the Himan Brown Revocable Trust. However, as the Surrogate noted, objectant lacks standing to contest the 2004…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. In Re the Estate of KumstarNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
  2. In re the Estate of FiumaraNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
  3. Ramm v. AllenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Matter of WalkerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2026

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