In re the Probate of the Will of Walsh

Edgar F. Hazleton, S.

In this contested probate proceeding, the issue of whether the propounded paper was revoked by a later will was preliminarily tried by the Surrogate without a jury. The decedent died November 17, 1955, leaving a widow. By the terms of the will dated November 10, 1944, which has been offered for probate herein, the widow is the sole beneficiary. In their objections to this propounded paper, the contestants allege that decedent, on May 6, 1952, executed a later will in which the widow was not named as the principal beneficiary. However, since this later will, after search,…