Legal Opinion

In re the Estate of Bobula

New York Court of Appeals

Decided April 13, 1967PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Order reversed, with costs to abide the event, and matter remanded to the Surrogate’s Court, Brie County, to determine whether the killing herein occurred under circumstances which would exculpate the killer from criminal liability, e.g., if he were insane. If it be determined that he was legally insane and there could have been no successful prosecution of John Bobula had he lived, then the property should be distributed as originally provided for by the Surrogate.

Concur: Judges Van Voorhis, Scileppi, Bergan and Keating. Judge Burke dissents and votes to affirm in the following opinion in…

2Cited by13 opinions

  1. Johansen v. PeltonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1970
  2. In re the Estate of PinnockNew York Surrogate's Court · 1975
  3. In re the Estates of CovertAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
  4. Kempaner v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1981
  5. In re DemesyeuxNew York Surrogate's Court · 2013

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