In re Fish
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Levine, J.
On May 14, 1980, decedent, aged 62, while a patient at Syracuse Veterans’ Administration Hospital under treatment for rheumatoid arthritis, executed an instrument purporting to be his last will and testament. The will was drawn at the hospital by an attorney who met decedent for the first time on the day of execution, and was witnessed by the wife of decedent’s brother Roy and by a physician who was a medical resident at the hospital but had not treated decedent. The will left 60% of decedent’s estate to his sister Lorena, 22% to his brother Roy and divided the…
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