In re the Estate of Collins
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Doerr, J.
Bertha Collins died on June 4, 1981 at the age of 80 years. She was survived by two distributees, her nephews Richard and Robert Hoffman, the objectants in this action. At her death, the decedent left two wills. The first, dated January 31, 1951, left her entire estate to her husband, James Collins, who predeceased her. The second will, the subject of this proceeding, is dated January 17, 1977 and left $1,000 to each of her *50nephews, $100 to her sister-in-law, Isabel "Billy” Hoffman and the residue to William Mayne, the draftsman of the will and Bertha Collins’…
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