Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Wallace
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided July 17, 1933PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Golding, S.
The instrument propounded as the last will of decedent is holographic and has no attestation clause. It is signed at the end by deceased and two witnesses and bears date March 15, 1932.
Testator died March 12, 1933. He had made a prior will dated April 24, 1930, which was filed during the examination of the witnesses. All persons interested in the prior will were brought in as parties and have appeared by the same attorney and all have filed objections to the probate of the instrument dated March 15, 1932. They allege it is not the last will of deceased; that testator was influenced…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- In Re Proving the Last Will & Testament of HuntNew York Court of Appeals · 1888
- In Re of Proving the Last Will & Testament of CampbellNew York Court of Appeals · 1902
- In Re the Probate of the Last Will of MondorfNew York Court of Appeals · 1888
- In Re to Revoke the Probate of the Will of PhillipsNew York Court of Appeals · 1885
- In re the Estate of TinkerNew York Surrogate's Court · 1926
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3Cited by3 opinions
- In re the Probate of the Will of ShinnNew York Surrogate's Court · 1956
- In re the Probate of the Will of KernerNew York Surrogate's Court · 1958
- In re the Probate of the Will of PulvermacherAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1952