Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Canfield
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided November 17, 1937PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Wingate, S.
Although the mere fact that a legal contention is unprecedented is insufficient warrant for branding it as unsound, the fact that it has never before been advanced tends to generate an inference either to this effect or as indication that its protagonist is an individual of acumen and discernment transcending that of his contemporaries and predecessors. Such a situation is tendered for adjudication in the application at bar which is for a dismissal of the objections which have been interposed to the probate of the alleged will of this decedent.
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2Cases cited18 opinions
- In Re the Accounting of the United States Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1933
- In Re the Probate of the Will of SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1884
- Veeder v. . BakerNew York Court of Appeals · 1880
- Urtz v. . N.Y.C. H.R.R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1911
- Anderson v. . AndersonNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
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3Cited by6 opinions
- In re the Estate of ScheckNew York Surrogate's Court · 1939
- In re the Probate of the Will of DaltonNew York Surrogate's Court · 1945
- In re the Estate of FrenchNew York Surrogate's Court · 1952
- In re CohenNew York Surrogate's Court · 2004
- In re the Estate of AdamoNew York Surrogate's Court · 2007
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