In re the Probate of Papers Propounded as the Last Will & Testament & a Codicil thereto of Van Ness
New York Surrogate's Court
Proceeding upon the probate of a will.
1Opinion of the Court
Fowler, S.
This has been one of the longest contested pro*547bates ever before this court. The contest has been so close, the various points of law have been so ably argued by counsel and the testimonial evidence is of such great volume as to require a somewhat detailed opinion from the surrogate.
Cornelius H. Van Ness, the alleged testator, when a very old man made the papers propounded in favor of his third wife, now here as proponent. Much, if not all, of the estate, which in some events purports to pass under the testamentary scripts in question, was derived by Mr. Van Ness under the will of…
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