Legal Opinion

In re Hathorn's Will

New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division

Decided April 10, 1916PublishedCited by 10 opinions

On appeal from the orphans court of Essex county. In the matter of the probate of a paper purporting to be the last will and testament of Frederick Crane Hathorn, deceased. From a decree affirming an order admitting the will to probate Mary L. Hathorn appeals. Mote.-—-This case was omitted by inadvertence from the Hew Jersey Equity Reports at the time the opinion was rendered.

1Opinion of the Court

Walker, Ordinary.

The surrogate of Essex -county admitted to probate the will and codicil of Frederick C. Hathorn, deceased. Appeal was taken to the Essex county orphans court, and was heard *373by Judge Osborne, the hearing being concluded on July 2d, 1915. Decision was reserved, and the proctors of the parties were requested to submit briefs within a limited time, and to inclose with them such form of decree as they might respectively desire to be entered. This was done. On November 16th, 1915, Judge Osborne filed a written opinion, and signed a decree which had been inclosed to him by proctor…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. In re the Alleged Will of CassidyNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1912

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. In Re Estate of PfizerSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1951
  2. In Re O'MaraNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1930
  3. Dorman v. Usbe Building & Loan Ass'nSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1935
  4. Mellor v. KaighnSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1916
  5. Kaffitz v. ClawsonNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1944

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