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In re the Probate of the Will of Barnes

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

Decided October 27, 1954PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMcCurn, P. J.

Objections were filed to the probate of the will of the testator and thereafter a jury trial was had before the Surrogate on framed questions as to testamentary capacity and undue influence. The jury answered the questions in favor of the proponents and thereafter a decree admitting the will to probate was entered in the Surrogate’s Court. The order appealed from denies a motion in Surrogate’s Court on behalf of the contestants to vacate the decree of probate, and to set aside the jury’s verdict and grant a new trial. No motion was made upon the Judge’s minutes or upon a case to set aside the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Smith v. . KellerNew York Court of Appeals · 1912
  2. Watertown Bank and Loan Co. v. . MixNew York Court of Appeals · 1873
  3. Kullberg v. O'DonnellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1893
  4. Wiggins v. DownerNew York Supreme Court · 1884
  5. Hudson v. Minneapolis, Lyndale & Minnetonka Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1890

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. In re the Estate of MancusoNew York Surrogate's Court · 2003
  2. In re the Probate of the Will of BarnesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1955
  3. In re the Probate of the Will of BarnesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1955

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