Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Moffat
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided December 11, 1956PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
George Frankenthaler, S.
The testatrix executed a will dated July 2, 1954 and a purported codicil thereto dated June 30, 1955. The executed copy of the latter instrument has not been found but a conformed copy has been produced. The due *992execution of the codicil has been challenged and it- also is contended that this paper was revoked by the testatrix.
The provisions of the will affected by the codicil are paragraph Ninth, which bequeaths a legacy of $1,000 to a niece,, paragraph Eleventh, which bequeaths a legacy of $1,000 to Helen P. MacDonald a friend of the testatrix, and paragraph…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- In Re Proving the Last Will & Testament of KennedyNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
- Collyer v. . CollyerNew York Court of Appeals · 1888
- In Re the Probate of the Will of CunnionNew York Court of Appeals · 1911
- In Re the Probate of the Will of StaigerNew York Court of Appeals · 1926
- Knapp v. . KnappNew York Court of Appeals · 1851
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3Cited by4 opinions
- In Re Will of FarrSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1970
- In re the Estate of SchildNew York Surrogate's Court · 1972
- In re the Estate of LautzNew York Surrogate's Court · 1967
- In re the Estate of LakeNew York Surrogate's Court · 1990