In re the Estate of Steiger

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York

In re the Estate of Steiger

152 A.D.2d 917, 544 N.Y.S.2d 746, 1989 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 9753

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York·Decided July 12, 1989·Published

Opinion

Decree unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: We agree with the Surrogate that, as a matter of law, the evidence shows that the testatrix was competent when she executed her will and that the objectant failed to meet her burden of showing that the will was the product of undue influence. (Appeal from decree of Chautauqua County Surrogate’s Court, Adams, S. — set aside jury verdict.) Present — Dillon, P. J., Doerr, Boomer, Balio and Davis, JJ.

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Decree unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: We agree with the Surrogate that, as a matter of law, the evidence shows that the testatrix was competent when she executed her will and that the objectant failed to meet her burden of showing that the will was the product of undue influence. (Appeal from decree of Chautauqua County Surrogate’s Court, Adams, S. — set aside jury verdict.) Present — Dillon, P. J., Doerr, Boomer, Balio and Davis, JJ.

In re the Estate of Steiger, 152 A.D.2d 917, 544 N.Y.S.2d 746, 1989 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 9753 (N.Y. Ct. App. 1989).

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