In re Bedlow's Will
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from surrogate’s court, New York county. •Petition of Sarah A. S til well for probate of the will of Alfred Bedlow, deceased. From a decree admitting it to probate, the widow and children of deceased appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtVan Brunt, P. J.
On the 16th of May, 1891, Alfred Bedlow died in the city of New York, leaving, him surviving, his widow and three children. He left a will bearing date the 4th day of August, 1890, whereby he appointed one Sarah A. Stilwell the sole executrix of the will, and, after giving his wife and children one dollar apiece, he left a legacy to his niece, and the residue of his property he devised and bequeathed to said Sarah A. Stilwell. The probate of the will was opposed by the widow and children of the testatrix upon the usual grounds. None of these grounds, however, seem to be insisted on upon this…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- In Re the Probate of the Will of SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1884
- Clapp v. . FullertonNew York Court of Appeals · 1866
- Loder v. . WhelpleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1888
- Schenck v. . DartNew York Court of Appeals · 1860
- Lewis v. . MerrittNew York Court of Appeals · 1885
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- In re the Probate of the Last Will & Testament of SprattAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1896
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- Forsythe v. SpielbergerSupreme Court of Florida · 1956
- In re the Probate of the Will of GoettelNew York Surrogate's Court · 1944
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