In re the Contested Will of Hock
New York Surrogate's Court
Proceeding to probate a last will and testament.
1Opinion of the Court
Fowler, S.
The papers propounded in this cause as the will and a codicil thereto of John Hock were executed on the 87th day of April, 1910, in the city of New York, in the house where John Hock then lived. The will and codicil were attested by the lawyer who drafted them and by two other attesting witnesses, both strangers to John Hock before *417the attestation in question. The formal execution of the papers propounded corresponds in detail with the requirements of the Statute of Wills. The evidence of the subscribing witnesses, although they were strangers to the testator, is sufficient,…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Marx v. . McGlynnNew York Court of Appeals · 1882
- In Re the Judicial Settlement of the Accounts of BolinNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
- In Re the Probate of the Will of DavisNew York Court of Appeals · 1905
- Loos v. . WilkinsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Guy v. . MeadNew York Court of Appeals · 1860
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3Cited by7 opinions
- In re Campbell's WillNew York Surrogate's Court · 1912
- In re the Estate of CroninNew York Surrogate's Court · 1932
- Ruth v. FenchelNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1955
- In re the Estate of HeughesNew York Surrogate's Court · 1932
- In re Proving the Last Will & Testament of HermannNew York Surrogate's Court · 1913
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