In re the Estate of Hill

Foley, S,

At the close of the trial of the contested probate proceeding, the surrogate stated upon the minutes the determinations made by him and the reasons upon which they were based. An extended discussion of the facts in this formal decision is, therefore, deemed unnecessary. The evidence establishes that the will, dated December 15, 1938, was duly executed by the testator and that he was of sound mind and free from undue influence when he signed it on December 15, 1938. It has also been shown that the two codicils to the will were duly executed, the first in July, 1939, *775and the second in…