In re Gaines' Will
New York Supreme Court
Motion to punish for contempt certain of respondents in an appeal from the decree admitting to probate the will of Myra Clark Gaines, deceased.
1Opinion of the CourtCullen, J.
This is a motion made by the appellants at general term to punish certain of the respondents for contempt. Mrs. Gaines died a citizen of New York, domiciled in the county of Kings. Proceedings were instituted in that county for the probate of her will, and from a decree of the surrogate admitting the will to probate an appeal was taken to this court, which is still pending before us.. Substantially the whole estate consisted of personalty in New *665Orleans, in the state of Louisiana. There had been litigation between the parties in that state, which it is unnecessary to recite further than to…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Matter of Accounting of HughesNew York Court of Appeals · 1884
3Cited by4 opinions
- Kangrga v. BajkicNew York Supreme Court · 1959
- Milner v. HoagAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1918
- In re the Estate of HohmNew York Surrogate's Court · 1945
- In re Gaines' WillNew York Supreme Court · 1895