Legal Opinion

In re the Probate of the Will of Schell

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided November 15, 1950Published

1Opinion of the CourtBergan, J.

Entirely in his own handwriting Eichard M. Schell drew up his will and executed it with due formality. It was dated March 9, 1921. It was written on four double sheets of personal note paper, folded in book form so that each sheet had four pages, and fastened together with staples. The pages of the first three folded sheets were numbered 1 to 12; the four pages of the fourth and last sheet were not numbered.

*515The testator died in Tompkins County, July 28, 1924; the will was admitted to probate by the Surrogate of that county on September 15, 1924. The instrument made some bequests and set up…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Lovell v. . QuitmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1882
  2. In Re the Probate of the Will of TremainNew York Court of Appeals · 1940
  3. In re Proving the Last Will & Testament of KentAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1915
  4. In re the Estate of SmithNew York Surrogate's Court · 1936
  5. In re the Probate of the Will of ThomsonNew York Surrogate's Court · 1943

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