Legal Opinion
In re the Re-Probate of the Last Will & Testament of Jones
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided April 24, 1929PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Slater, S.
Raymond Burr Jones, the testator, executed a will March 16, 1928, at which time he was unmarried. Between that date and the date of his death, July 18, 1928, he married one Katharine Lyon Bryant, who survived him, as his widow. His mother, Eliza Burr Jones, also survived him. On March 6, 1929, the testator’s widow gave birth to a posthumous child of the testator. The executor has applied for a construction of the will to determine whether the said posthumous child is provided for or mentioned in the will within the meaning of the statutes, or whether such child is entitled to share…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Matter of DurandNew York Court of Appeals · 1928
- McLean v. . McLeanNew York Court of Appeals · 1913
- Wormser v. CroceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1907
- In re the Probate of the Last Will & Testament of LallyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1910
- Stachelberg v. . StachelbergNew York Court of Appeals · 1908
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- In re the Estate of CallisterNew York Surrogate's Court · 1933
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