IN RE POLITOWICZ


124 N.J. Super. 9 (1973)

304 A.2d 569

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF EUGENE J. POLITOWICZ, DECEASED.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided April 16, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. Melnik, Muller, Morgan & Weinberg, attorneys for appellant (Mr. Stephen D. Morgan on the brief).

Messrs. Archer, Greiner & Read, attorneys for respondent (Mr. David H. Ibbeken on the brief).

Before Judges CARTON, MINTZ and O'BRIEN.


The opinion of the court was delivered by O'BRIEN, J.S.C., Temporarily Assigned.

The sole issue involved in this appeal is whether, in light of the facts in the case, a witness properly subscribed her name to a will "in the presence of the testator."

On April 20, 1971 Dr. Eugene J. Politowicz signed a self-made will on a coffee table in the living room of his home, as did the first subscribing witness, Florentine Scotese. The second subscribing witness, Mary...

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