Legal Opinion
In re the Probate of the Will of Pulvermacher
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 4, 1953PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFuld, J.
The courts below have disagreed on whether decedent, Eobert Pulvermacher, published his holographic will in compliance with the statutory mandate that a testator “ declare the instrument * * * subscribed, to be his last will and testament ” at the time that he signs or acknowledges it (Decedent Estate Law, § 21, subd. 3).
In January of 1949, Pulvermacher, while in the safe-deposit vault of his bank, obtained a piece of paper from one of the guards. Soon thereafter, he emerged from a booth near the vault and requested the guard and another vault attendant to ‘ ‘ witness my signature. ” Although…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- In Re the Probate of the Last Will & Testament of AndrewsNew York Court of Appeals · 1900
- Lewis v. . LewisNew York Court of Appeals · 1854
- Remsen v. BrinckerhoffNew York Supreme Court · 1841
- In Re Proving the Last Will & Testament of HuntNew York Court of Appeals · 1888
- In Re the Probate of a Paper Propounded as the Last Will & Testament of TurellNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
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3Cited by14 opinions
- In re the Estate of PilonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
- In re the Estate of WeinstockNew York Surrogate's Court · 1974
- In re the Estate of RobertsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
- In re the Probate of the Will of PascalNew York Surrogate's Court · 1956
- In re the Estate of SheehanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1976
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