Legal Opinion
Quinlan v. Empire Trust Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 23, 1956PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
IRVING R. KAUFMAN, District Judge.
In this action, plaintiffs, who are the next of kin and distributees of the late Nellie T. Houley (hereafter Mrs. Houley), seek to have declared null and void, upon the grounds of fraud, undue influence and mental incapacity, certain instruments executed by Mrs. Houley, to wit: (1) an agreement executed on June 9, 1951 whereby Mrs. Houley agreed to make a will leaving all of her property to the defendant Conley, her son-in-law; (2) a trust agreement between Mrs. Houley and defendant Empire Trust Company executed on January 5, 1952, which assigned the bulk of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Markham v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Waterman v. Canal-Louisiana Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1909
- Gaines v. FuentesSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- In Re the Estate of MalloyNew York Court of Appeals · 1938
- Irving v. BruenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1906
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