SIMMONS, JAMES ROBERT, MTR. OF

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Department 1171 CA 13-00497 PRESENT: SCUDDER, P.J., FAHEY, PERADOTTO, LINDLEY, AND VALENTINO, JJ.

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ROBYN R. LEWIS, DECEASED. ----------------------------------------------- JAMES ROBERT SIMMONS, PETITIONER-RESPONDENT; OPINION AND ORDER MEREDITH M. STEWART, RONALD L. LEWIS, RONALD L.

LEWIS, II, AND JONATHAN K. LEWIS, OBJECTANTS-APPELLANTS. (APPEAL NO. 2.)

WITTENBURG LAW FIRM, LLC, SYRACUSE, D.J. & J.A. CIRANDO, ESQS. (ELIZABETH deV. MOELLER OF COUNSEL), FOR OBJECTANTS-APPELLANTS.

MENTER, RUDIN & TRIVELPIECE, P.C., SYRACUSE (JULIAN B. MODESTI OF COUNSEL), FOR PETITIONER-RESPONDENT.

Appeal from a decree of the Surrogate’s Court, Jefferson County (Peter A. Schwerzmann, S.), entered May 22, 2012. The decree revoked amended letters of administration issued to objectants Ronald L. Lewis and Meredith M. Stewart and issued letters testamentary to petitioner.

It is hereby ORDERED that the decree so appealed from is affirmed without costs.

Same Opinion by SCUDDER, P.J., as in Matter of Lewis ([appeal No. 1] ___ AD3d ___ [Jan. 3, 2014]).

FAHEY, LINDLEY and VALENTINO, JJ., concur with SCUDDER, P.J.; PERADOTTO, J., dissents and votes to reverse in accordance with the same dissenting Opinion as in Matter of Lewis ([appeal No. 1] ___ AD3d ___ [Jan 3, 2014]).

Entered: January 3, 2014 Frances E. Cafarell Clerk of the Court