In re the Estate of Murphy

Foley, S.

The sole question presented for determination in this contested probate proceeding is whether the testamentary instrument was signed at the end as required by section 21 of the Decedent Estate Law. Every other requisite element of the formalities of execution has been proven.

The will is entirely holographic. It is written upon the note paper of the St. Regis Hotel of a form ordinarily used by women for writing correspondence, and consists of a sheet of paper folded *354in half, making four pages, with the fold to the left. Each page of the folded form is approximately five inches wide…