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In re the Estate of Nofal

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided December 28, 2006PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMugglin, J.

Appeal from an order of the Surrogate’s Court of Albany County (Doyle, S.), entered April 14, 2006, which, inter alia, denied petitioner’s motion for summary judgment.

In this will contest, petitioner is the younger of decedent’s two daughters and respondent is the older daughter. Decedent and her late husband also had a son, Henry Nofal Jr., who predeceased them, survived by two children, neither of whom filed objections to probate. Following extensive discovery, petitioner moved for summary judgment admitting the will to probate. Surrogate’s Court, finding issues of fact concerning undue…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Zuckerman v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
  2. In re the Estate of LeachAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
  3. In re the Probate of the Will of ElmoreAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1973
  4. Ramesar v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
  5. In re the Estate of MinerviniAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. In re the Estate of WalkerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  2. In re Estate of CastiglioneAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
  3. In re Estate of DoodyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  4. Matter of Kotick v. ShvachkoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
  5. Matter of DralleAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2021

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