In re Judicial Settlement of the Accounts of Blair
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the contestants, William E. Blair and others, from a decree of the Surrogate’s Court of the county of Hew York, entered in said Surrogate’s Court on the 24th day of Hovember, 1899, settling the accounts of William Blair, as executor, etc., of Lewis R. Blair, deceased, except from so much of said decree as allows $310 as costs to the contestants, with notice of an intention to bring up for review upon such appeal two intermediate orders entered in said Surrogate's…
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Appeal by the contestants, William E. Blair and others, from a decree of the Surrogate’s Court of the county of Hew York, entered in said Surrogate’s Court on the 24th day of Hovember, 1899, settling the accounts of William Blair, as executor, etc., of Lewis R. Blair, deceased, except from so much of said decree as allows $310 as costs to the contestants, with notice of an intention to bring up for review upon such appeal two intermediate orders entered in said Surrogate's Court on the 15th day of September, 1899, and the 4th day of Nox'ember, 1899, confirming the referee’s reports and…
1Opinion of the Court
Ingraham, J.:
It appeared that Lewis R. Blair died leaving an instrument which purported to be a last xvill and testament and which William Blair, the respondent, who was named therein as executor, presented for probate as the last will and testament of the deceased. Objections were filed by the appellants, but such objections were overruled by the surrogate; the instrument was admitted to probate and letters were issued to the respondent. Upon an appeal to the General Term of the Supreme Court the decree of the surrogate was reversed and the probate denied. (84 Hun, 581.) From this judgment…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- In re Blair's WillNew York Supreme Court · 1895
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- Jessup v. . SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1918
- Dodd v. . AndersonNew York Court of Appeals · 1910
- In re the Judicial Settlement of the Accounts of BlairAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1901
- Blair v. BlairAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1904
- Dodd v. AndersonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1909
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