Legal Opinion
In re Estate of Tokarz
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 20, 1993PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In a contested probate proceeding, the objectant Catherine Peterson appeals from a decree of the Surrogate’s Court, Westchester County (Brewster, S.), dated December 14, 1990, which, after a jury trial, set aside *401the jury’s verdict, dismissed her objections, and admitted the will of Anna Marie Tokarz, dated November 26, 1985, to probate.
Ordered that the decree is reversed, on the law, with costs to the appellant payable out of the estate, the verdict is reinstated, the objections relating to testamentary capacity and undue influence are sustained, the petition to admit the subject will to…
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- Kozlowski v. City of AmsterdamAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
- In re BurkeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981
- Barker v. BiceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
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