MATTER OF WILLIAMS


176 Misc.2d 586 (1998)

672 N.Y.S.2d 1019

In the Matter of The Estate of Burduette L. Williams, Deceased.

Surrogate's Court, Bronx County.

April 28, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ross & Matza (Jack D. Matza of counsel), for Solomon A. Jones, proponent. Capetanakis & Preite (Charles Capetanakis of counsel), for Johnnie Reel and others, distributees. Robert M. Tudisco, guardian ad litem. Michael M. Lippman for Esther Rodriguez, as Public Administrator of Bronx County.


LEE L. HOLZMAN, J.

The issue presented in this probate proceeding is whether EPTL 3-3.2 (a) (1), which voids a bequest to an attesting witness unless there are at least two other attesting witnesses who receive no disposition under the will, compels the court, on public policy grounds, to reject a settlement admitting to probate a will executed in Pennsylvania on July 21, 1989, leaving the entire estate to...

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