MATTER OF KAUFMANN


15 N.Y.2d 825 (1965)

In the Matter of the Probate of the Will of Robert D. Kaufmann, Deceased. Walter A. Weiss, Appellant; Joel S. Kaufmann et al., Respondents.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided February 11, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Milton Pollack and Irving K. Rubin for appellant.

Milton W. Levy, John W. Castles, III, and Leonard S. Leaman for respondents.

Concur: Chief Judge DESMOND and Judges DYE, FULD, VAN VOORHIS, BURKE, SCILEPPI and BERGAN.


Order affirmed, with costs to respondents payable out of the estate, in a memorandum: Where, as here, the record indicates that testator was pliable and easily taken advantage of, as proponent admitted, that there was a long and detailed history of dominance and subservience between them, that testator relied exclusively upon proponent's knowledge and judgment in the disposition of almost all of the material circumstances affecting the conduct of his life, and proponent is...

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