Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Spinello
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 4, 2002PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—In a proceeding to probate the last *407will and testament of Anna Spinello, the objectants appeal from a decree of the Surrogate’s Court, Nassau County (Radigan, S.), dated September 18, 2000, which, upon the granting of the proponent’s motion for summary judgment, dismissed their objections and admitted the propounded will to probate.
Ordered that the decree is affirmed, with costs payable by the appellants personally.
The will was duly executed pursuant to EPTL 3-2.1. Moreover, where, as here, the attorney draftsman supervised the will’s execution, there is a presumption of regularity that the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- In Re the Estate of KumstarNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
- In Re the Probate of the Will of KindbergNew York Court of Appeals · 1912
- In re the Estate of BustanobyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
- In re MargolisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
- In re the Estate of FinocchioAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
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3Cited by5 opinions
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