Case Name: In the Matter of the Probate of the Last Will and Testament of Catarina Perciavalle, Deceased. Herbert Perciavalle and Others, Appellants; Salvatore Perciavalle, as Executor, etc., of Catarina Perciavalle, Deceased, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1931-06
Citations: 233 A.D. 867
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of the Probate of the Last Will and Testament of Catarina Perciavalle, Deceased. Herbert Perciavalle and Others, Appellants; Salvatore Perciavalle, as Executor, etc., of Catarina Perciavalle, Deceased, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 233
Pages: 867–867

Head Matter:
In the Matter of the Probate of the Last Will and Testament of Catarina Perciavalle, Deceased. Herbert Perciavalle and Others, Appellants; Salvatore Perciavalle, as Executor, etc., of Catarina Perciavalle, Deceased, Respondent.

Opinion:
Decree of the Surrogate's Court of Queens county unanimously affirmed, with costs to the respondent payable out of the estate. On the issue of due execution of the will, the proof, apart from the testimony of Scileppi, did not present an issue of fact for submission to the jury. On the issue of testamentary capacity or undue influence, the testimony adduced did not present an issue of fact for submission to .the jury under the test applicable to such testimony, to wit: is the proof of such a character that it ought reasonably to satisfy a jury? (Matter of Case, 214 N. Y. 199, 203.) Present — Lazansky, P. J., Young, Carswell, Scudder and Davis, JJ.