Pringle v. Burroughs
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
.Appeals by the plaintiff, Eliza Pringle, and by the defendants* Esther De Ptiy'Bryan and others, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the defendant Fannie Louise Burroughs, née Temple, individually and as executrix' of and trustee under the last will and testament of Jose'ph Hamilton Bryan, deceased, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 6th day of February, 1904, upon the verdict of a jury rendered by direction of the court after a…
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.Appeals by the plaintiff, Eliza Pringle, and by the defendants* Esther De Ptiy'Bryan and others, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the defendant Fannie Louise Burroughs, née Temple, individually and as executrix' of and trustee under the last will and testament of Jose'ph Hamilton Bryan, deceased, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 6th day of February, 1904, upon the verdict of a jury rendered by direction of the court after a trial at the New York Trial Term adjudging a certain paper previously admitted to probate to be the last will and…
1Opinion of the Court
Hatch, J.:
This action was brought under section 2653a of the Code of Civil Procedure to determine the validity of the will of Joseph Hamilton Bryan, deceased, previously admitted to probate by the Surrogate’s Court of the county of New York on the 6th day of December,. 1899. The Complaint avers that the plaintiff is interested in the estate, inasmuch as she is a legatee under a former will which was duly executed by the deceased. It further averred, and the plaintiff sought to prove upon the trial, that the paper which had been admitted to probate as the last will and testament of the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Shailer v. BumsteadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1868
- Holcomb v. . HolcombNew York Court of Appeals · 1884
- Church v. . HowardNew York Court of Appeals · 1880
- Berry v. Safe Deposit & Trust Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1902
- Walsh v. . People of the State of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1882
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3Cited by5 opinions
- In Re the Probate of the Will of McCullochNew York Court of Appeals · 1934
- Roche v. NasonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1905
- Lesster v. LessterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1917
- Roche v. NasonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1905
- In re the Estate of MartinNew York Surrogate's Court · 1934