In re the Estate of Gagliardi

Cross appeals from a decree of the Surrogate’s Court of Ulster County (Davis, Jr., S.), entered February 25, 1981, which, inter alia, adjudged that the decedent had acquired a one-half interest in certain real property and that said interest is part of his testamentary estate. In September, 1974, the decedent decided to purchase real property located at 42-44 Pine Grove Avenue, Kingston, New York, to provide housing for the family of his nephew, Gigino Gagliardi, whose arrival in this country the decedent had sponsored. At the initial meeting with the seller concerning the purchase, the…