In re the Estate of Brennan

Appeal from an order of the Surrogate’s Court of Greene County (Pulver Jr., S.), entered November 9, 2012, which, among other things, granted respondent’s motion to revoke the preliminary letters testamentary issued to petitioner and appoint respondent as temporary administrator of the estate of James J. Brennan.

James J. Brennan (hereinafter decedent) died testate on January 4, 2009. Petitioner and respondent were among his nephews, and decedent named petitioner as executor of his estate. Petitioner sought to probate the will and was issued preliminary letters testamentary by Surrogate’s…