Legal Opinion
In re the Probate of the Will of Lachat
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided October 24, 1944PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Foley, S.
This contested prohate proceeding was tried by the Surrogate without a jury. The will is alleged to have been executed on December 28, 1942. Objections to its probate were filed by all of the six charitable legatees named in a prior instrument dated December 18, 1935. Objections were also filed by certain next of kin and by the Public Administrator representing unknown possible next of kin. The Alien Property Custodian and the Attorney-General also appeared to protect the rights of possible next of kin. The objections raised issues involving the invalidity of the form of execution,…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- In Re the Probate of the Will of SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1884
- Tyler v. . GardinerNew York Court of Appeals · 1866
- In Re the Accounting of the Empire Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1931
- In Re the Estate of AnnaNew York Court of Appeals · 1928
- In Re the Accounting of HiddenNew York Court of Appeals · 1926
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Lefkowitz v. LebensfeldAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1979
- In Re Powers EstateMichigan Supreme Court · 1961
- In re the Probate of the Will of LachatNew York Surrogate's Court · 1944
- In re the Estate of KaufmannNew York Surrogate's Court · 1966
- In re the Estate of StanleyNew York Surrogate's Court · 1969
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