Legal Opinion

Bourne v. . Dorney

New York Court of Appeals

Decided December 9, 1919PublishedCited by 25 opinions

Appeal from a judgment entered July 3, 1918, upon an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, reversing a judgment in favor of defendant entered upon a decision of the court on trial at Special Term and directing judgment in favor of plaintiff for the relief demanded in the complaint.

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Appeal from a judgment entered July 3, 1918, upon an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, reversing a judgment in favor of defendant entered upon a decision of the court on trial at Special Term and directing judgment in favor of plaintiff for the relief demanded in the complaint. Charles W. Alexander, on the 15th day of February, 1886, duly made and executed his last will and testament, by which he devised his entire estate to his wife, Catherine Alexander. On December 20, 1897, he duly adopted Cecilia Croft, the plaintiff, and her sister,…

1Opinion of the Court

Judgment affirmed, .with costs; no opinion.

• Concur: Hiscock, Ch. J., Collin, Hogan, Cardozo, Pound, McLaughlin and Elkus, JJ.

2Cited by25 opinions

  1. In re the Construction of the Will of UpjohnNew York Court of Appeals · 1952
  2. In Re the Estate of WalterNew York Court of Appeals · 1936
  3. In re the Construction of the Will of CharlesNew York Surrogate's Court · 1951
  4. In re the Estate of MarshNew York Surrogate's Court · 1932
  5. In re the Estate of GuilmartinNew York Surrogate's Court · 1935

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