New York Court of Appeals, 2011

In re the Estate of Halpern

New York Court of Appeals · Decided February 22, 2011

16 N.Y.3d 777; 944 N.E.2d 1142

Cases that cite this one

19 later published cases cite this decision.

SIMMONS, JAMES ROBERT, MTR. OF (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2014)
In re the Estate of Lewis (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2014)
In re the Estate of Lewis (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2014)
Matter of Estate of Mielty (Mielty) (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2026)
Matter of Aflalo (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2024)
Matter of Knapp (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2023)
Matter of Dorris (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2022)
Matter of Dorris (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2022)
Matter of Penick (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2020)
Matter of Natale (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2018)
Matter of Sabatelli (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2018)
Matter of West (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2017)
In re the Will of Schwartz (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2017)
McHenry v. Ahmad-Llewellyn (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2016)
Matter of Costello (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2016)
In re the Estate of Walker (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2015)
In re the Estate of Velasquez (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2014)
In re the Estate of Aoki (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2012)
In re the Estate of Aoki (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2012)

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Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

On review of submissions pursuant to section 500.11 of the Rules of the Court of Appeals (22 NYCRR 500.11), order affirmed, with costs, and certified question not answered upon the ground that it is unnecessary. When viewed in its entirety, the testimony from the attesting witness is insufficient to create a triable issue of fact as to whether decedent’s will was duly executed.

Concur: Chief Judge Lippman and Judges Ciparick, Graffeo, Read, Smith, Pigott and Jones.

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