Legal Opinion

In re the Probate of the Last Will of Westerman

New York Surrogate's Court

Decided November 15, 1899PublishedCited by 1 opinion

Proceedings upon probate of a will. Motion that objections be overruled and will admitted to probate.

1Opinion of the Court

Varnum, S.

In this matter a motion was made at the close of the contestant’s case that the objections be overruled *311and the will admitted to probate, upon which motion this decision is rendered. The decedent’s will is contested on the usual grounds by her mother as. the general guardian of the decedent’s only child, a boy about five and one-half years old. The will seems to have been properly executed, and there is no proof that the decedent was not at the time of its execution of sound and disposing mind, and the only question, therefore, remaining to be considered by me is whether or not any…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. In Re the Probate of the Last Will of MondorfNew York Court of Appeals · 1888
  2. Seguine v. SeguineNew York Court of Appeals · 1867
  3. In re the Contested Will of ClevelandNew York Surrogate's Court · 1899
  4. In re the Probate of the Will of RandNew York Surrogate's Court · 1899

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. In re the Probate of an Instrument Alleged to be the Last Will & Testament of MungerNew York Surrogate's Court · 1902

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