Legal Opinion
In re the Probate of the Will of Le Collen
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided July 9, 1947PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McGarey, S.
The petitioners seek to have the propounded instrument, dated May 13, 1938, admitted to probate and, upon its admission as the will of the decedent, for a construction of its provisions for the purpose of determining whether, by its terms, the contents of certain envelopes found in the safe deposit box of testatrix following her death were validly bequeathed to the persons named in the will.
The court is satisfied that the propounded instrument was executed in this State and county, of which decedent then and at the time of her death in 1945 was a resident, although having died in…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Booth v. Baptist Church of Christ of PoughkeepsieNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- In Re the Probate of the Will of O'NeilNew York Court of Appeals · 1883
- In Re the Accounting of LockeNew York Court of Appeals · 1932
- In Re the Accounting of ThompsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1916
- Cook v. WhiteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1899
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3Cited by2 opinions
- In re the Estate of CoriglianoNew York Surrogate's Court · 1957
- In re the Probate of the Will of BrownNew York Surrogate's Court · 1957