Legal Opinion
In re the Last Will & Testament of Churchfield
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided April 15, 1917PublishedCited by 5 opinions
Proceeding upon probate of a will.
1Opinion of the Court
Sawyer, S.
Petition for probate of the will of Henry L. Churchfield, late of the town of Bedford, county of Westchester, state of New York.
The special guardian consents that the will be admitted as a will of personalty, but objects to its being admitted as a will sufficient to pass realty.
Deceased was formerly butler in the employ of the Harriman family, and on June 6, 1905, when facing an operation, made a holographic will as follows:
“ June &th, 1905.
“ I Henry L. Churchfield,
“ J. B. Harriman,
“ Mount Kisco, N. Y.
“ I request all my belongings, money, bonds and insurance to be left to my wife…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Gammon v. GammonIllinois Supreme Court · 1894
- State v. FoxSupreme Court of Iowa · 1890
3Cited by5 opinions
- McQuarrie v. KuttlerCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1958
- Ford's Administrator v. Wade's AdministratorCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1931
- In re HardingNew York Surrogate's Court · 1926
- In re the Construction of the Last Will & Testament of SeifAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1925
- McQuarrie v. KuttlerCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1958