Legal Opinion
In re Margolis
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided August 21, 1995PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—In a contested probate proceeding, the appeal is from a decree of the Surrogate’s Court, Kings County (Bloom, S.), dated January 31, 1994, which after a nonjury trial, admitted the decedent’s will to probate.
Ordered that the decree is affirmed, with costs payable by the appellant personally.
*739The determination of the Surrogate, who presided at the trial and heard all of the testimony, is entitled to great weight in this case, which hinged on the credibility of the witnesses (see, Matter of Morris, 208 AD2d 733; Matter of Feinberg, 150 AD2d 376; Matter of Thorne, 108 AD2d 865). Upon our review…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- In Re the Estate of KumstarNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
- In re BucktenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
- In re the Estate of MorrisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
- In re FeinbergAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
3Cited by9 opinions
- In re the Estate of ChiurazziAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
- In re the Estate of PellegrinoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
- In re the Estate of SpinelloAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
- In re the Estate of WinstonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
- Matter of Katherine MarraAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
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