In re the Estate of Logasa

Foley, S.

The issues raised by the objections filed in this probate proceeding involve, first, the validity of the instrument propounded as the last will and testament of the testator; second, the validity of the subsequently dated paper claimed to be a revocation of the prior will, and, third, the construction of the will, if admitted to probate, and particularly whether its provisions violated section 17 of the Decedent Estate Law relating to the limitation on gifts to charities.(1) It is conceded in the formal stipulations of the parties that the will is entirely in the handwriting of the…