Legal Opinion
In Re the Probate of the Will of Cook
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 31, 1926PublishedCited by 102 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCrane, J.
Frances Julia Cook, an elderly widow of considerable wealth, desired to make a will disposing of her property to certain charities. She had no children, and her only heirs and next of kin were a sister, a niece and two nephews. These relatives were of mature years, and apparently not on terms of great intimacy with Mrs. Cook. At least the relationship apparently did not draw them together with any frequency.
In preparing for the disposition of her property, she wrote to her niece, Kathryn E. Russell, in January of 1924, as follows:
“ Dear Katherine:
“ In making my will, it was my intention to…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Smithsonian Institution v. MeechSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
- In re the Estate of GarcelonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1894
- Moran v. MoranSupreme Court of Iowa · 1909
- South Norwalk Trust Co. v. St. JohnSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1917
- Moss v. . CohenNew York Court of Appeals · 1899
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3Cited by102 opinions
- In Re the Estate of TrowbridgeNew York Court of Appeals · 1935
- Culpeper National Bank v. MorrisSupreme Court of Virginia · 1937
- In re the Estate of HaydenNew York Surrogate's Court · 1939
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- In re the Estate of EvansNew York Surrogate's Court · 1937
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