In this probate proceeding the decedent by codicil reduced a general legacy in paragraph Second in the original amount of $500 to $50.
The codicil, however, is witnessed by the two petitioners who are the residuary beneficiaries of this estate.
Under section 27 of the Decedent Estate Law, a devise or bequest to a subscribing witness whose testimony is necessary to the probate of an instrument is void.
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