Legal Opinion

In re the Estate of Thompson

New York Surrogate's Court

Decided April 7, 1947PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Delehanty, S.

Deceased subscribed the instrument propounded as her will under text which said: “ I have hereunto subscribed my name at the end hereof, and sealed, these presents and do publish and declare the foregoing as and for my last will * * (Italics supplied.) To the right of deceased’s subscription of the will there was a seal affixed. The subscribing witnesses executed an attestation clause in which they certified thus: “ The above named testatrix in our presence subscribed and sealed the foregoing instrument * * *.” (Italics supplied.) The instrument was executed on the day before…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Dan v. BrownNew York Supreme Court · 1825
  2. In Re the Probate of the Will of HopkinsNew York Court of Appeals · 1902

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. In Re Estate of DicksonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1991
  2. In re the Estate of RobinsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1966
  3. In re the Estate of HalpernNew York Surrogate's Court · 1962
  4. In re the Probate of the Will of DavisNew York Surrogate's Court · 1957
  5. Bertoglio v. DicksonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1991

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