Legal Opinion
In re the Probate of the Will of Webber
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided June 28, 1946PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McGarey, S.
The respondent distributees question the jurisdiction of this court in probate proceedings, claiming that the decedent, at the time of her death, was domiciled in and a resident of Westchester County.
The facts are not in dispute.
The decedent for many years prior to June, 1942, lived in Kings County, where she owned and occupied a one-family dwelling. In June, 1942, she became mentally incapacitated and was, at the instance of the proponent herein, removed and admitted to the New York Hospital in White Plains, Westchester County. Her home, however, remained intact.
In December of…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- In Re Revocation of Ancillary Letters Testamentary of the Estate of NewcombNew York Court of Appeals · 1908
- Dupuy v. . WurtzNew York Court of Appeals · 1873
- Lámar v. MicouSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Wood v. WoodNew York Court of Chancery · 1836
- Crawford v. WilsonNew York Supreme Court · 1848
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- First Trust & Deposit Co. v. GoodrichNew York Court of Appeals · 1957
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- In re EsserNew York Surrogate's Court · 1963
- In re the Accounting of Brooklyn Trust Co.New York Surrogate's Court · 1948
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