In re the Probate of the Instrument
New York Surrogate's Court
Appeal by William 0. Feathers, named as executor in the above instrument, from an order of the Surrogate’s Court of the county of Rensselaer, entered in the office of said Surrogate’s Court on the 21st day of April, 1915, denying his petition.
1Opinion of the Court
Order affirmed, with costs, on the opinion of the county judge, acting as surrogate.
All concurred.
The following is the opinion of the court below:
Tierney, J.—
This is a motion made upon a petition filed March 3, 1915, for the discontinuance of proceedings to probate the above-named instrument as the last will and testament- of Charlotte Potter, deceased.
Charlotte Potter died on the 2d day of April, 1914. On the 7th day of October, 1914, an alleged will, together with a petition asking for its probate, was filed in the Surrogate’s Court of Rensselaer county, which said alleged will bore the…
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- Matter of LasakNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
- In re the Probate of the Alleged Last Will & Testament of MillerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1910