Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of McGlone
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided June 12, 1939PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Wingate, S.
In view of the earnest and repeated efforts of the petitioners to defeat the present widow’s right of election without a hearing on the merits (Matter of McGlone, 166 Misc. 636; 169 id. 498; affd., 256 App. Div. 1074), the actual trial of the issues appeared as something of an anti-climax.
No testimony was introduced, the composite showing being the introduction into evidence of three documents, namely, first, a stipulation amending the answer of the widow so as to admit her subscription and delivery of the paper upon which her opponents rely to defeat her rights; second, the paper…
2Cases cited55 opinions
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- Wisconsin & Michigan Railway Co. v. PowersSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- In Re the Probate of the Will of SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1884
- Louisiana Ex Rel. Folsom v. Mayor and Administrators of New OrleansSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- Alsens American Portland Cement Works v. Degnon Contracting Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1917
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Irving Trust Co. v. DaySupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Fish v. FishMissouri Court of Appeals · 1957
- In re the Estate of BarcNew York Surrogate's Court · 1941
- In re the Estate of AlexandroffNew York Surrogate's Court · 1944
- In re the Estate of SchwimmerNew York Surrogate's Court · 1944
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