Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Bray
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided February 13, 1932PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Foley, S.
This is an application to reopen the decree admitting the will to probate. The petitioner is a cousin of the decedent and a legatee under an alleged prior will. He is not one of the next of kin. He seeks the vacatur of the decree for the purpose of filing objections to the will admitted to probate, on the ground that the *416testatrix was lacking in testamentary capacity and was unduly influenced by the respondent and others at the time of the execution of the will.
The will was admitted to probate and letters testamentary issued to the respondent on August 24, 1931, after service of a…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- In Re the Probate of the Will of DavisNew York Court of Appeals · 1905
- In re RuefAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1917
- In Re the Probate of the Will of StaigerNew York Court of Appeals · 1926
- In re the Estate of LeslieAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1916
- In Re Proving the Will of HeatonNew York Court of Appeals · 1918
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3Cited by9 opinions
- In re the Estate of SalomonNew York Surrogate's Court · 1936
- In re the Estate of DittmarNew York Surrogate's Court · 1934
- In re the Estate of WangAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
- In re the Estate of GreeneAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
- In re the Will of ThompsonNew York Surrogate's Court · 1948
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