Legal Opinion
In re the Probate of the Will of Heller-Baghero
New York Court of Appeals
Decided April 16, 1970PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBreitel, J.
Objectants Stefanie Heller, Gertrude Strohmaier, and Edith Prosche appeal in a probate proceeding. Involved is the power of the Surrogate to entertain original probate of the 1964 will of a nondomiciliary, when there had been pending and since determined in the foreign domiciliary jurisdiction an estate proceeding based on an earlier will of the testator.
*339The Surrogate struck the objections filed by the appellants. The Appellate Division, by a divided court, affirmed, but granted leave to appeal to this court on a certified question. The Appellate Division also certified that its determination…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Parsons v. . LymanNew York Court of Appeals · 1859
- Despard v. . ChurchillNew York Court of Appeals · 1873
- Matter of Accounting of HughesNew York Court of Appeals · 1884
- In re the Estate of McCulloughNew York Surrogate's Court · 1926
- In re the Estate of LeonoriNew York Surrogate's Court · 1927
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3Cited by10 opinions
- In re the Estate of GadwayAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
- Matter of ObregonNew York Court of Appeals · 1998
- In re the Estate RenardNew York Surrogate's Court · 1979
- In re the Estate of NelsonNew York Surrogate's Court · 1984
- In re the Estate of NevaiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
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