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Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

In the Matter of the Petition of Augustus Mackenzie, Jr., to Prove the Last Will and Testament of Augustus Mackenzie, Deceased. Donald Mackenzie, Jr., an Infant, by Frederick A. Keck, His Special Guardian, Ethel Brown Mackenzie, Dorothy (E.) Mackenzie, Caroline (G.) Mackenzie, Individually and as Administratrix, etc., of Donald Mackenzie, Deceased, Appellants; Augustus Mackenzie, Jr., Frederick J. Mackenzie, Katherine Mackenzie, Proponent and Objectant-Respondents, and Others, Respondents.
    (Appeal No. 2.)
   Appeal from order of the Surrogate’s Court of Kings county reframing the issues so as to submit to the jury on the retrial of this proceeding the following issue of fact only; “5. At the time of the execution of the paper offered for probate did Augustus Mackenzie possess testamentary capacity? ” Order affirmed, with ten dollars costs and disbursements to each respondent filing a brief, payable out of the estate, upon authority of Matter of Lippman (155 Misc. 6; affd., 245 App. Div. 807). Lazansky, P. J., Young, Davis, Johnston and Taylor, JJ., concur. [See ante, p. 317, and p. 802.]