Legal Opinion

In re Jones

New York Surrogate's Court

Decided October 15, 1893PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Pbobate of last will and testament.

1Opinion of the Court

Davie, S.

Testator died at the town of East Otto, Cattaraugus county, on the 20th day of December, 1892, at the age of eighty-four years, without children or descendants, leaving a will dated and executed on the 13th day of September, 1888, whereby he devised and bequeathed his entire estate to the proponent, who was his second. wife and whom he had married about one year prior to the execution of the will; the contestant is a nephew of testator, and the only reason urged for denying probate to the will is the alleged want of testamentary capacity, and testator’s advanced age and…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Delafield v. . ParishNew York Court of Appeals · 1862
  2. Peck v. . CaryNew York Court of Appeals · 1863
  3. Coit v. . PatchenNew York Court of Appeals · 1879
  4. Thompson v. ThompsonNew York Supreme Court · 1855
  5. In re Stewart's WillNew York Supreme Court · 1891

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Pence v. MyersIndiana Supreme Court · 1913
  2. In Re Ford's EstateUtah Supreme Court · 1927
  3. In re the Contested Probate of the Last Will & Testament of TymesonNew York Surrogate's Court · 1921
  4. In re the Probate of the Will of MetcalfNew York Surrogate's Court · 1896
  5. In re Carpenter's WillNew York Surrogate's Court · 1913

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