Case Name: In the Matter of the Probate of the Will of Emma T. Mittelstaedt, Deceased. Harriet A. Mittelstaedt, Appellant; Edward L. Mittelstaedt, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1956-04-24
Citations: 1 A.D.2d 944
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of the Probate of the Will of Emma T. Mittelstaedt, Deceased. Harriet A. Mittelstaedt, Appellant; Edward L. Mittelstaedt, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 1
Pages: 944–944

Head Matter:
(April 24, 1956)
In the Matter of the Probate of the Will of Emma T. Mittelstaedt, Deceased. Harriet A. Mittelstaedt, Appellant; Edward L. Mittelstaedt, Respondent.

Opinion:
Memorandum by the Court.
Supplemental decree modified to the extent of disallowing costs in the amount of $1,650 in the probate trial contested in the Surrogate's Court, and, as so modified, affirmed. Contestant is entitled to the $100 costs awarded by this court on the prior appeals. However, costs incurred in the probate contest should not have been allowed in the circumstances of this ease, as a matter of discretion.