Legal Opinion
In re the Probate of the Will of Douglas
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided November 15, 1948PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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The document offered for probate herein was written by Robert g. Douglas, now deceased, on the 10th day of April, 1948. This entirely holographic alleged will was written on two sheets of plain stationery, covering the front and back of the first sheet and the front of the second, in informal and, in some respects, ambiguous language. But we are not here concerned with anything as to that, but only as to the sufficient observance of the formalities of its execution.
After composing the document, the deceased placed it upon a counter where payments of- premiums are received in the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- In Re Proving the Last Will & Testament of HuntNew York Court of Appeals · 1888
- In Re the Probate of a Paper Propounded as the Last Will & Testament of TurellNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
- Keely v. MooreSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
- Bolton v. BoltonMississippi Supreme Court · 1914
- Murray v. MurphyMississippi Supreme Court · 1860
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3Cited by5 opinions
- In re the Probate of the Will of RyanNew York Surrogate's Court · 1958
- In re the Construction of the Will of DouglasNew York Surrogate's Court · 1949
- In re the Probate of the Will of FelsonNew York Supreme Court · 1954
- In re the Probate of the Will of ValenteNew York Surrogate's Court · 1957
- In re the Estate of ZuracinoNew York Surrogate's Court · 1990