Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Billings
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided June 20, 1931PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Harrington, S.
Decedent’s will was construed by this court on August 6, 1930. (See Matter of Billings, 137 Misc. 758.) Thereafter an application was made to reopen the proceeding and allow a new hearing on the ground of newly-discovered evidence and the application was granted. (See Matter of Billings, 139 Misc. 496.) The nature of the alleged newly-discovered evidence was discussed in the latter decision.
Upon this hearing, counsel for the petitioner offered in evidence Exhibit No. 2, a memorandum prepared in the handwriting of Colonel Herrick, a friend of the decedent, which Colonel Herrick…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- In Re the Probate of the Will of SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1930
- Mann v. MannNew York Court of Chancery · 1814
- Reynolds v. . RobinsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1880
- In re the Estate of BillingsNew York Surrogate's Court · 1931
- In re the Estate of BillingsNew York Surrogate's Court · 1930
3Cited by1 opinion
- Estate of Anton L. Trunk, Deceased. Clara P. Trunk v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977