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MATTER OF SATTERLEE

281 A.D. 251 (1953)

In the Matter of the Probate of The Will of Eleanor M. Satterlee, Deceased. Mabel S. Ingalls, Appellant; Sol A. Rosenblatt et al., Respondents

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.

February 24, 1953.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John P. McGrath, Marland Gale and Robert Thrun of counsel (Hodges, Reavis, McGrath, Pantaleoni & Downey, attorneys), for appellant.

Thomas I. Sheridan and Daniel J. Madigan of counsel (Hartman, Sheridan & Tekulsky, attorneys), for Sol A. Rosenblatt, respondent.

Myles J. Lane, U. S. Attorney for Southern District of New York, for the United States of America, respondent.

McCormick & Emmerich for the New York Association for the Blind, respondent.

Jas. Maxwell Fassett for Milo S. Gibbs, respondent.

Nathaniel L. Goldstein, Attorney-General, for the State of New York, respondent.

De Forest, Elder & Mulreany for Presbyterian Hospital in the City of New York, respondent.

Stanley Goldstein, special guardian for Sandra S. Ingalls and others, infants, respondents.

PECK, P. J., CALLAHAN, VAN VOORHIS and BREITEL, JJ., concur.

Per Curiam.

Contestant, a sister of decedent, challenged the validity of the will in this case upon the grounds (1) that decedent did not possess testamentary capacity and (2) that the will was procured by the undue influence of proponent, her lawyer and virtual guardian, and a Dr. Hoffman, her doctor. Proponent is the principal beneficiary under the will, and it is alleged that he received the residuary estate upon...

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