In re the Estate Thorne
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
In a contested probate proceeding, the objectant appeals from a decree of the Surrogate’s Court, Kings County (Bloom, S.), dated August 11, 1983, which, after a nonjury trial, admitted the decedent’s will to probate.
Decree affirmed, with costs payable personally by appellant.
The determination of this case hinged on the credibility of the witnesses, and the findings of the Surrogate, who presided at the trial and heard all of the testimony, are entitled to great weight (Matter of Anonymous, 81 AD2d 865, 866; Matter of Gloria S. v Richard B., 80 AD2d 72, 76).
We decline to disturb the findings…
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