Legal Opinion
In re the Probate of the Last Will & Testament of Reisner
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided May 15, 1913PublishedCited by 4 opinions
Contested proceeding for probate of a will.
1Opinion of the Court
Cohalan, S.
The will was written by testator himself on an ordinary will blank consisting of one sheet of paper, folded over at the middle to form four pages, so that, except for the fold at the top, the paper has the appearance of two sheets of legal cap paper fastened together at the top. The testator wrote several bequests in the part of the paper left blank for that purpose, filled in the name and address of the executor appointed, and, not having sufficient room to complete the will on the first page, he continued writing on the second page, which is on the reverse side of the first page.…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- In Re the Probate of the Will of O'NeilNew York Court of Appeals · 1883
- Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent De Paul v. KellyNew York Court of Appeals · 1876
- In Re the Probate of the Last Will & Testament of AndrewsNew York Court of Appeals · 1900
- In Re the Probate of the Will of FieldNew York Court of Appeals · 1912
- In Re Proving the Last Will & Testament of ConwayNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
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3Cited by4 opinions
- In re Proving the Last Will & Testament of SchroederNew York Surrogate's Court · 1916
- In re the Probate of the Will of RobinsonNew York Surrogate's Court · 1951
- In re the Estate of LowdenNew York Surrogate's Court · 1919
- In re the Probate of a Paper Writing Purported to be the Last Will & Testament of PierceNew York Surrogate's Court · 1920