In re Hock's Will
New York Surrogate's Court
In the matter of the contested will of John Hock. Decree for probate of the papers propounded as the will, and a codicil thereto, of John Hock.
1Opinion of the Court
BOWLBR, S.
The papers propounded in this cause as the will, and a codicil’thereto, of John Hock, were executed on the 27th day of April, 1910, in the city of New York, in the house where John Hock then lived. The will and codicil were attested by the lawyer who drafted them and by two other attesting witnesses, both strangers to'John Hock before the attestation in question. The formal *199execution of the papers propounded corresponds in detail with the requirements of the statute of wills.
[1] The evidence of the subscribing witnesses, although they were strangers to the testator, is sufficient,…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Marx v. . McGlynnNew York Court of Appeals · 1882
- In Re the Judicial Settlement of the Accounts of BolinNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
- In Re the Probate of the Will of DavisNew York Court of Appeals · 1905
- Guy v. . MeadNew York Court of Appeals · 1860
- Bogardus & Clark v. ClarkNew York Court of Chancery · 1834
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3Cited by2 opinions
- In re Campbell's WillNew York Surrogate's Court · 1912
- Ruth v. FenchelNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1955