Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Smith
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided March 13, 1939PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Wingate, S.
The unhappy predicament in which the present proponent now finds himself is presumably partially and perhaps preponderantly due to a disregard of the sage admonition of Judge, now Chief Judge, Crane, writing for the unanimous court in Matter *574of Putnam (257 N. Y. 140, 143), that “ Attorneys for clients who intend to leave them or their families a bequest would do well to have the will drawn by some other lawyer. Any suspicion which may arise of improper influence used under the cover of the confidential relationship may thus be avoided.”
The terms of the will which the verdict of the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- In Re the Probate of the Will of SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1884
- Marx v. . McGlynnNew York Court of Appeals · 1882
- People v. . PrioriNew York Court of Appeals · 1900
- In Re the Will of PutnamNew York Court of Appeals · 1931
- Collins v. Central Trust Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1929
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3Cited by2 opinions
- In re the Estate LawsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
- In re the Estate of ScheelNew York Surrogate's Court · 1942