Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of O'Brien
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided April 22, 1940PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Millard, S.
Decedent died on August 17, 1932, leaving a will dated November 27, 1929, and a codicil dated May 20, 1931, in which his wife, Sarah O’Brien, and a nephew, Philip J. O’Brien, were named as executors. Objections to the probate of the codicil were filed by Mary O’Brien Hart, a niece of decedent, and the widow filed a notice of election pursuant to section 18 of the Decedent Estate Law. By decree dated October 15, 1932, the will was admitted to probate and the admission of the codicil to probate was held in abeyance pending the trial of the objections filed. Thereafter, by agreement…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- In re the Estate of SmallmanNew York Surrogate's Court · 1931
- Williamson v. WilliamsonNew York Court of Chancery · 1837
- In Re the Accounting of NelsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1924
- Meyer v. . CahenNew York Court of Appeals · 1888
- Rowe v. LansingNew York Supreme Court · 1889
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3Cited by1 opinion
- In re the Estate of RolandNew York Surrogate's Court · 1963