Legal Opinion
In re the Probate of the Will of Zipkin
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided May 1, 1956PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Samuel Faile, S.
This proceeding for the probate of the purported will of decedent was originally uncontested. After several hearings, necessitated by the doubtful and conflicting testimony of the subscribing witnesses, objections were filed by one of the two sons of decedent. The objections filed relate to the alleged failure of the decedent to subscribe his signature or acknowledge the execution of the instrument in the presence of the subscribing witnesses and to the alleged lack of any publication of the instrument as a will.
The decedent died on November 22, 1954 and the propounded…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- In Re the Probate of the Last Will & Testament of CottrellNew York Court of Appeals · 1884
- In Re Proving the Last Will & Testament of HuntNew York Court of Appeals · 1888
- Orser v. . OrserNew York Court of Appeals · 1861
- Trustees of Auburn Seminary v. . CalhounNew York Court of Appeals · 1862
- In Re the Probate of the Last Will & Testament of LaudyNew York Court of Appeals · 1900
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- In re the Estate of HerronNew York Surrogate's Court · 1962