Legal Opinion
In re Proving Last Will & Testament of Hoyt
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided June 15, 1907PublishedCited by 19 opinions
Proceeding upon the prohate of a will.
1Opinion of the Court
Dike, Acting Surrogate.
The executors have offered for probate the last will and testament of Samuel N. Hoyt. The probate of the said will is contested by one of the legatees, Hr. Sherman Hoyt, who, under the will offered for probate, is designated -as a beneficiary to the extent of a legacy of $15,000.
*166The said legatee asks for leave of this court to intervene in this proceeding at this time to contest the probate of this will under section 2617 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
It appears that, under a prior will of this testator, Sherman Hoyt was a legatee to the extent of $10,000 and that, in…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- In Re the Probate of the Will of DavisNew York Court of Appeals · 1905
3Cited by19 opinions
- In re SchweizerNew York Surrogate's Court · 1922
- In re the Estate of SmithNew York Surrogate's Court · 1940
- In re EnnisNew York Surrogate's Court · 1929
- In re the Probate of the Will of WallaceNew York Surrogate's Court · 1944
- In re the Estate of SimpsonNew York Surrogate's Court · 1941
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