In re the Probate of the Will of Morrison
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtCohn, J.
This contested probate proceeding was tried before a surrogate without a jury. The proponent is Frederick L. Chapman, who was named executor in the will.
Objections to the probate were filed by Palmer Bennett Morrison, brother and sole distributee- of the decedent and by the Public Administrator of the County of New York. The objections raised issues involving the testamentary capacity of decedent and a claim of fraud and undue influence- allegedly practiced upon him by the proponent and one of decedent’s two stepsons.
*554Under the propounded writing, decedent’s brother was to receive the income…
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