Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Hollenbeck
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided November 14, 1969PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Leon Schwerzmann, Jr., J.
In this contested probate proceeding the proponent has moved for summary judgment under CPLR 3212. The facts which the parties expect to prove, as evidenced by the affidavits submitted by the parties, the preliminary examination of the witnesses to the will, and the examination before trial of the proponent, may be summarized as follows:
*797The proponent of the will, who is the principal beneficiary thereunder, and the testatrix had been friends for about 30 years, enjoying a close friendship during the proponent’s childhood and thereafter maintaining a reasonably close…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- In Re the Probate of the Will of SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1884
- Marx v. . McGlynnNew York Court of Appeals · 1882
- Matter of CaseNew York Court of Appeals · 1915
- Cudney v. . CudneyNew York Court of Appeals · 1877
- Horn v. . PullmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1878
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- In re ElcoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- In re the Estate of CottoneAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1975
- In re Adoption of a Child Whose First Name is DamienAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
- King v. WangDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2021