Kingsley v. Blanchard
New York Supreme Court
APPEAL from the decree or order of a surrogate, admitting the will of Mrs. Cunningham to probate. The facts relative to the execution of the will, and the capacity of the testatrix, appear in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
Mullin, J.
Every last will and testa-, ment must, in order to be valid, be executed and attested in the following manner:
1st. It must be subscribed by the testator, at the end of the will.
2d. Such subscription must be made by the testator in the presence of each of the subscribing witnesses, or be acknowledged by him to have been so made to each of the attesting witnesses.
3d. The testator, at the time of making such subscription, or at the time of acknowledging the same, shall declare the instrument so subscribed to be his last will and testament.
*3194th. There must be at least two…
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