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In re the Probate of the Last Will & Testament of Brunor

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided October 15, 1897PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Appeal by August Loewenberger and another from a decree of the Surrogate’s Court of the county of Kings, entered in said Surrogate’s Court on the 7th day of May, 1896, admitting to probate a paper propounded as the last will and testament of Lena Brunor, deceased, and directing that letters testamentary issue to- the executor, Martin Brunor.

1Opinion of the Court

Hatch, J.:

The will which is the subject of this appeal devised the whole-of the estate to Martin Brunor, the husband of the deceased, in the event that he survived the testatrix, and in the event he. did not • survive the testatrix then to his son, Emile Brunor. The will also-states that it had been the intention of the testatrix to leave a substantial bequest to one Bertha Hirsch, a second cousin, but that her feelings had changed towards her, and, therefore, she left her nothing. The husband was made the sole executor of the will.

In many respects the ease presents unusual and remarkable -…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Marx v. . McGlynnNew York Court of Appeals · 1882
  2. The People v. . BakerNew York Court of Appeals · 1879
  3. Howland v. . TaylorNew York Court of Appeals · 1873
  4. In re Proving the Last Will & Testament & Alleged Codicil Thereto of Van HoutenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1896
  5. In re Estate of KimballAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1897

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. In re the Proof & Probate of the Last Will & Testament of BurtisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1905
  2. In re the Probate of the Last Will & Testament of DixonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1899
  3. In re Manton's WillAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1898
  4. In re the Probate of the Will of BittermanNew York Surrogate's Court · 1952
  5. In re Estate of Godsil, Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco1895

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