Legal Opinion

In re the Estate of Slade

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

Decided December 14, 1984PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Decree and judgment unanimously affirmed, without costs. Memorandum: On October 7, 1980, the testatrix, a widow without children who was then 91 years old, executed a will in the office of a psychiatrist to whom she had been referred by her lawyer. The will, witnessed by both the psychiatrist and the lawyer, left her entire estate, valued at approximately $650,000, to a friend and former neighbor. When the will was offered for probate, distributees of the testatrix filed objections alleging lack of due execution, lack of testamentary *915capacity and undue influence on the part of the individual…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Dobie v. . ArmstrongNew York Court of Appeals · 1899
  2. In re the Estate of BushAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981
  3. Dobie v. ArmstrongAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1898
  4. In Re Proving the Will of DelmarNew York Court of Appeals · 1926
  5. In Re the Probate of the Will of HortonNew York Court of Appeals · 1948

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. In Re the Estate of KumstarNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
  2. In re the Estate of WalkerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  3. In re the Estate of CollinsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
  4. In re the Estate of BuchananAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
  5. Duffen v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997

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