Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Engelken
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided April 11, 1980Published
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
John D. Bennett, J.
The subject of this proceeding is the question of revocation of a six-page handwritten document dated June 17, 1960, an alleged carbon copy of which has been offered for probate as the last will and testament of the decedent, Anna C. Engelken.
The decedent, an attorney, died on May 10, 1977. On June 27, 1977, letters of administration were issued to the Public Administrator, County of Nassau, who received the keys to the decedent’s residence from a Nassau County police detective on May 11, 1977 and made a thorough search of the residence.
Among the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- In Re Proving the Last Will & Testament of KennedyNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
- In Re the Probate of the Will of StaigerNew York Court of Appeals · 1926
- Knapp v. . KnappNew York Court of Appeals · 1851
- In re the Estate of MacDonaldNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- In re the Estate of BlackstoneNew York Surrogate's Court · 1939
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