Legal Opinion

In re the Probate of the Will of Cherkoff

New York Surrogate's Court

Decided January 16, 1958PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Lawrence H. Cooke, S.

In this proceeding Harry C. Resnick petitions for the probate of an instrument dated October 9, 1956 and purporting to be the last will and testament of decedent. Under the terms of said alleged will decedent’s property was devised and bequeathed to his three children, they being the sole distributees, and one of said children and petitioner Resnick were named therein as executors.

The said children object to probate on the ground that they have entered into an agreement providing that the instrument in question “ shall not be offered for probate and shall not be admitted…

2Cases cited14 opinions

In Re Proving the Will of BergdorfNew York Court of Appeals · 1912
In re the Estate of SielckenNew York Surrogate's Court · 1937
In re the Application for Letters of Administration of the Goods, Chattels & Credits of BilletAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1919
Holy Sepulchre Cemetery v. Town of GreeceNew York Supreme Court · 1947
In Re the Probate of the Will of WilsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1945

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3Cited by1 opinion

In re the Probate of the Will of DrubinNew York Surrogate's Court · 1961