Legal Opinion
In re the Application for the Probate of the Last Will & Testament of Parsons
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided June 15, 1922PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Slater, S.
The submission of a will for probate to two jurisdictions within the state and opinions of two surrogates upon the identical question involved, is, to say the least, unusual. The litigated question of the instant case has been written upon and is reported in Matter of Parsons, 117 Misc. Rep. 753. The will of the decedent was offered for probate in New York county. The question raised related to its revocation. The will was probated there March 29, 1922. An appeal was taken from the decree of probate. On May 22, 1922, however, the decree of probate was vacated and the proceedings…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Collyer v. . CollyerNew York Court of Appeals · 1888
- Lovell v. . QuitmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1882
- In re the Probate of a Paper Propounded as the Last Will & Testament of AkersAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1902
- Dan v. BrownNew York Supreme Court · 1825
- In Re the Probate of the Will of HopkinsNew York Court of Appeals · 1902
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3Cited by20 opinions
- In re the Estate of McCaffreyNew York Surrogate's Court · 1940
- In re the Estate of GriffithNew York Surrogate's Court · 1938
- In re the Estate of TremainNew York Surrogate's Court · 1938
- In re the Estate of KutznerNew York Surrogate's Court · 1940
- In re the Probate of the Will of MackAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1964
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