Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Hardenbergh
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided July 5, 1932PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Slater, S.
This is a proceeding to construe the will of the decedent. The will was dated April 29, 1920. It was drawn in the State of Illinois and is not a thing of art. The date the will was made the decedent married, and, in December, 1924, he and his wife adopted a boy, who took the name of Terry Hardenbergh.
*250The first question presented to the court relates to the status of the boy. Beneficiaries of the will contend that the adoption proceedings and order are void because the statutes of Wisconsin were not followed. If legally adopted, he takes two-thirds of the estate. (Bourne v. Dorney,…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- In Re the Accounting of NelsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1924
- Middleworth v. . OrdwayNew York Court of Appeals · 1908
- Parsons v. ParsonsWisconsin Supreme Court · 1898
- In re GibsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1891
- Bourne v. DorneyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1918
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Thomas v. Children's Aid Society of OgdenUtah Supreme Court · 1961
- In re the Estate of GuilmartinNew York Surrogate's Court · 1935
- Doe v. Department of Social ServicesNew York Supreme Court · 1972
- Estate of LuckelCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1957
- James "Doe" v. Isabel "Roe"Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1971
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