Legal Opinion

In re the Estate of Munzer

New York Surrogate's Court

Decided November 22, 1961Published

1Opinion of the Court

John D. Bennett, S.

This is a proceeding in which the proponent requests the admission to probate of a purported will dated June 20, 1946, and a purported codicil dated July 29, 1958, and that an intervening will dated November 3, 1954, be denied probate.

The codicil presented refers specifically to the earlier will dated June 20,1946. Under the circumstances the codicil served to republish the earlier will, and to revoke the intervening will (Matter of Klein, 177 Misc. 555; Matter of Campbell, 170 N. Y. 84).

Objections to the probate of these documents have been withdrawn.

The alleged will dated…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. In Re of Proving the Last Will & Testament of CampbellNew York Court of Appeals · 1902
  2. In re the Estate of KleinNew York Surrogate's Court · 1941

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