Legal Opinion
In re Proving the Last Will & Testament of Ross
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided July 15, 1916PublishedCited by 2 opinions
Proceeding upon the probate of a will.
1Opinion of the Court
Fowler, S.—
The will offered for probate is contested. ’ The paper propounded is a holograph. It contains on its face an erasure. Ink lines have been made over what is' asserted to be the figures “ 13 ” in the original draft. The word “ three ” *274is written immediately above the erasure so that the paper now reads: * * * “To my sister E'miline Bache three thousand and my diamond earrings.”
It appears that the will of testatrix was made on January 30, 1914. Immediately after execution the testatrix took the paper away with her, and it was found in her safe deposit box on December 15, 1915, when a…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Crossman v. . CrossmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1884
- White v. . HicksNew York Court of Appeals · 1865
- In re Proving the Last Will & Testament of EastonNew York Surrogate's Court · 1914
3Cited by2 opinions
- In re Proving the Last Will & Testament of RossAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1917
- In re the Probate of the Will of ThomsonNew York Surrogate's Court · 1943