Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Morris
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 17, 1994PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In a contested probate proceeding, the appeal is from a decree of the Surrogate’s Court, Queens County (Nahman, J.), dated February 24, 1992, which, after a nonjury trial, admitted the decedent’s will to probate.
Ordered the decree is affirmed, with costs payable by the appellant personally.
The determination of the Surrogate, who presided at the trial and heard all of the testimony, is entitled to great weight in this case, which hinged on the credibility of the witnesses (see, Matter of Feinberg, 150 AD2d 376; Matter of Thorne, 108 AD2d 865). Upon our review of the record, we find no basis to…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- In Re the Estate of KumstarNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
- In re the Probate of the Last Will & Testament of KearneyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1902
- In re BucktenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
- In re FeinbergAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
3Cited by9 opinions
- In re the Estate of ChiurazziAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
- In re MargolisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
- In re the Estate of SpinelloAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
- In re the Estate of MarshAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
- In re the Estate of BernatowiczAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
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