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Matter of Thorne

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Feb 19, 1985
108 A.D.2d 865 (N.Y. App. Div. 1985)

Opinion

February 19, 1985

Appeal from the Surrogate's Court, Kings County (Bloom, S.).


Decree affirmed, with costs payable personally by appellant.

The determination of this case hinged on the credibility of the witnesses, and the findings of the Surrogate, who presided at the trial and heard all of the testimony, are entitled to great weight ( Matter of Anonymous, 81 A.D.2d 865, 866; Matter of Gloria S. v Richard B., 80 A.D.2d 72, 76).

We decline to disturb the findings of the Surrogate, that the testator had sufficient testamentary capacity on the date of the execution of the will, that the will was validly executed, and that it was not procured by undue influence. Mangano, J.P., Weinstein, Brown and Niehoff, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Matter of Thorne

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Feb 19, 1985
108 A.D.2d 865 (N.Y. App. Div. 1985)
Case details for

Matter of Thorne

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of the Estate of PHILLIP E. THORNE, Deceased. ANN THORNE…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department

Date published: Feb 19, 1985

Citations

108 A.D.2d 865 (N.Y. App. Div. 1985)

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