In re the Probate of Paper Propounded as the Last Will & Testament of Caffrey
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by Bernard A. Oaffrey and others, contestants, from a decree of the Surrogate’s Court of the county of New York, entered in the office of said Surrogate’s Court on the 26th day of May, 1916, admitting to probate the will of Peter Oaffrey, upon the verdict of a jury rendered hy direction of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
McLaughlin, J.:
This appeal is taken from a decree of the Surrogate’s Court of the county of New York, entered upon a verdict confirming the probate of the will of Peter Oaffrey, deceased. Oaffrey died on the 16th of November, 1913, leaving a will executed on September 13, 1913, by which he devised and bequeathed all his estate to one Annie O’Neill, the sole executrix therein named. On the 19th of March, 1914, she presented the will for probate, and a citation was then issued to all of the then known heirs at law and next of kin. Two of the testator’s nephews appeared on the return of the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- In Re the Probate of the Will of HopkinsNew York Court of Appeals · 1902
3Cited by6 opinions
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- In re the Probate of the Will of KaufmannAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1961
- People v. Calandrillo, New York County Courts1961
- In re the Estate of ArcowskyNew York Surrogate's Court · 1939
- In re the Estate of FoxNew York Surrogate's Court · 1941
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