In re the Probate of the Will of Kaufmann
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Per curiam
This appeal is taken by the executor, and principal beneficiary named in decedent’s will which has been denied probate after a jury trial.
The record here indicates a very careful and competent handling by the learned Surrogate of a difficult and lengthy trial, but, in our opinion, based now upon a posttrial consideration of the record as a whole, errors have crept in which were calculated to and which may have had a material influence upon the verdict of the jury.
The Surrogate, over objection, received testimony as to family relationship, property and financial transactions and record and…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- In re the Probate of the Last Will & Testament of FleischmannAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1917
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