In re the Estate of Bonesteel

Maurice D. Isewbergh, S.

The issues in this contested probate proceeding were tried before the court and a jury. At the conclusion of the testimony the court directed a verdict for the proponent and subsequently granted a decree admitting the contested document to probate as the decedent’s last will and testament. Thereafter, the contestants filed and served notice of appeal to the Appellate Division.

There is now before this court a motion by the contestants to obtain a copy of the stenographic minutes of the trial at the expense of the estate pursuant to the provision in section 278 of the…