Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Ford
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 19, 1981PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Murphy, P. J.
Thomas E. Ford died on June 3, 1979. He left an estate with an estimated value between $2,000,000 and $3,000,000. *404In a will dated December 22, 1978, the decedent left his entire residuary estate to Anne W. French, then his fiancee, and he named her as the executrix. On April 20, 1979, French became the decedent’s second wife. Marian Moore, the decedent’s first wife, and Naneen Evans Ford, the sole child of the first marriage, were not mentioned in that will.
Anne W. Ford (the proponent) petitioned to have the will, dated December 22, 1978, admitted to probate.…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- In re Proving the Last Will of HaynesNew York Surrogate's Court · 1913
- In re the Estate of RoeNew York Surrogate's Court · 1970
3Cited by6 opinions
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- Davenport v. GarciaTexas Supreme Court · 1992
- In re the Estate of GormelyNew York Surrogate's Court · 2003
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