Legal Opinion
In re the Probate of the Will of Courtenay
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided May 27, 1949PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Frankenthaler, S.
This proceeding was instituted to admit to probate an alleged will of deceased, claimed to be lost or to have been fraudulently destroyed while in the care and custody of another person. The proponent is named as a legatee in the propounded paper.
Deceased died on April 29, 1946, and letters of administration were granted on May 22,1946. In December, 1947, the administrator filed his account and petitioned for its judicial settlement. The accounting proceeding is pending. The instant probate proceeding was begun early in the year 1948, and was noticed for trial for January,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Winans v. . WinansNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- In Re the Probate of the Will of StaigerNew York Court of Appeals · 1926
- Carleton v. . DarcyNew York Court of Appeals · 1878
- Matter of LasakNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
- Hoyt v. . HoytNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
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3Cited by2 opinions
- In re the Estate of WoolNew York Surrogate's Court · 1968
- In re the Estate of KingNew York Surrogate's Court · 1973