In re the Estate of Lawler

O’Brien, S.

The testimony of two subscribing witnesses to the will proves that all the requirements of the statute (Decedent Estate Law, § 21) as to execution were complied with.

Contestants oppose the admission of the will to probate on the further ground that the propounded paper embodies invalid provisions. Their objection in this respect is overruled. Where the surrogate after a trial is satisfied that a will is genuine, that the testator is of sound mind, that he was not under any restraint and that the will was executed in accordance with the requirements of the statute, he must admit the…