Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Dorsey
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided March 30, 1994PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
George G. Bernhard, S.
The County Court sitting with a jury has found in the trial *259of an indictment that the deceased persons, who were husband and wife, died violently at the hands of their only son at their home in Dutchess County on April 30, 1990. Robert Allen Dorsey stands convicted and incarcerated for murder and is presently pursuing an appeal.
This court has found that they died testate and has admitted to probate wills which provide that, in the event of common disaster, that the entire estate is left to their "beloved son, Robert Allen Dorsey”.
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2Cases cited29 opinions
- Riggs v. . PalmerNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Bounds v. CaudleTexas Supreme Court · 1977
- Perry v. StrawbridgeSupreme Court of Missouri · 1908
- Bryant v. . BryantSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1927
- Shellenberger v. RansomNebraska Supreme Court · 1894
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3Cited by3 opinions
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