Legal Opinion

In re the Estate of Moran

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

Decided May 7, 1999No. Appeal No. 2PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

—Order and judgment unanimously reversed on the law with costs, motion denied and verdict reinstated. Memorandum: Surrogate’s Court erred in granting respondents’ motion for a directed verdict and denying the probate of decedent’s will as the product of petitioner’s undue influence. The court reserved decision on respondents’ motion for a directed verdict at the close of proof but thereafter set aside the jury verdict in favor of petitioner and granted respondents’ motion. It is undisputed that petitioner had a confidential relationship with decedent. Although the burden of establishing undue…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. In Re the Will of PutnamNew York Court of Appeals · 1931
  2. In re the Estate of CollinsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
  3. In re the Estate of BachAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
  4. In re the Estate MillerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Lincoln Life Assurance Company of Boston v. SampsonDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 2020

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