Legal Opinion
In re Proving the Last Will & Testament of Van Tuyl
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided April 15, 1917PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Beekman, S.
The contestant has filed objections to the
probate of the alleged will on the ground that the paper propounded as a will is not executed as a will and that it is not signed at the end thereof by the testatrix; that the proof1 is insufficient to show the due execution of the will, and that the petitioner is not a person interested as executor or otherwise, and is not in a position to ask for the probate of the said paper, and asks that probate be denied. There is no allegation of fraud or undue influence.
The following is a copy of the paper offered for probate, the same having been…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- In Re the Probate of the Will of O'NeilNew York Court of Appeals · 1883
- In Re the Probate of the Will of FieldNew York Court of Appeals · 1912
- In Re Proving the Last Will & Testament of ConwayNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- Younger v. . DuffieNew York Court of Appeals · 1884
- In re Blair's WillNew York Supreme Court · 1895
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3Cited by4 opinions
- In re HealeyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1923
- In re the Probate of a Paper Writing Purporting to Be the Last Will & Testament of MillerNew York Surrogate's Court · 1922
- In re the Probate of the Last Will & Testament of JarvisNew York Surrogate's Court · 1925
- In re the Probate of the Will of WintersAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1950