Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Morgen
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 1, 1998PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—In a probate proceeding, the petitioner Eleanor Livoti appeals from a decree of the Surrogate’s Court, Queens County (Nahman, S.), dated March 7, 1997, which denied her petition to vacate a decree of the same court dated January 25, 1995, admitting the decedent’s will to probate.
Ordered that the decree is affirmed, with costs payable by the appellant personally.
Contrary to the petitioner’s contentions, the Surrogate did not improvidently exercise his discretion in denying her petition seeking to vacate the decree which admitted the decedent’s October 22, 1987, will to probate (see, Matter of…
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- In re the Estate of GrossAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
- In re the Estate of StarkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
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