Legal Opinion
In re the Probate of the Last Will & Testament of Bissonnette
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided April 29, 1926PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Harrington, S.
On August 27, 1925, decedent duly executed her last will and testament. Paragraph marked “ Third ” of said will was as follows;
“ Third. To my Nephews, Horace Racine and Alfred Racine, I give and devise my property located on St. Peters Street, St. Johns, Quebec, Canada.”
On September 29, 1925, decedent sent for her attorney who prepared the above-mentioned will, and indicated to him that she desired the property mentioned in said paragraph marked “ third ” to be devised to her residuary legatee and devisee mentioned in said will, Mary Louise Corbiere. The attorney then drew a…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Lovell v. . QuitmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1882
- In re the Probate of the Last Will & Testament of DavisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1905
- In Re the Probate of the Alleged Last Will & Testament of StickneyNew York Court of Appeals · 1899
- In re the Probate of the Last Will & Testament of AckermanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1908
- In re the Application for Probate of a Paper Purporting to Be the Last Will & Testament of Van WoertAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1911
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3Cited by2 opinions
- In re the Probate of the Will of GoettelNew York Surrogate's Court · 1944
- In re the Estate of CarnerNew York Surrogate's Court · 1965