In re the Probate of the Will of Nassano

The opinion of the court was delivered by

GREENBERG, P.J.A.D.

This matter comes on before this court on appeal from a judgment of the Probate Part of the Superior Court, Law Division, denying the admission of a will to probate.

The decedent, Bernard Nassano, was never married and had no children. On November 10, 1978, he executed an original and one copy of a will designating certain charitable organizations and individuals, none of whom was related to him, as beneficiaries. The will was prepared by an attorney who was named as co-executor. The original will was retained by the attorney but…