In re the Alleged Will of Connor
New York Surrogate's Court
Proceedings upon probate of -a will. Decedent died possessed of one small house and lot valued at $6,000 and $1,400 cash in banks which he gave to his sisters. His brother and another contested the will on the ground of want of mental capacity.
1Opinion of the Court
Varnum, S.
The decedent, John Connor, w.as about sixty-five years old when he died, on June 3, 1899, and left him surviving as his only heir at law and next of kin a brother, Patrick Connor, of nearly the same age, two maiden sisters of middle age, Kate and'Mary Connor, and a half-sister, Julia Elanagan. He left personal property estimated at about $1,400, consisting chiefly of money in banks and certain real estate, in which there appears to be an equity of something like six or seven thousand dollars. The maiden sisters above named, both poor, and one of them at least, working as a…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- In re the Will of JohnsonNew York Surrogate's Court · 1894
- Dickie v. Van VleckNew York Surrogate's Court · 1881
- In re Lowman's EstateNew York Surrogate's Court · 1892
- In re Lyddy's WillNew York Surrogate's Court · 1888
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