Legal Opinion
In re the Probate of the Will of Lewis
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided October 13, 1950PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Buscaglia, S.
Cornell University has presented a petition for the probate of this decedent’s will and has asked that Justin C. Morgan, an attorney of this city, be appointed administrator with the will annexed. The only distributee of this decedent is one Edward Nickerson, an incompetent presently confined to a hospital in the State of Wisconsin. The Wisconsin guardian of this incompetent objects to the probate of the will on the ground that its provisions are invalid under our Personal Property Law and that the entire estate must pass as in intestacy to the incompetent, Edward Nickerson.
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2Cases cited9 opinions
- Greene v. . GreeneNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- In Re the Probate of the Will ShattuckNew York Court of Appeals · 1908
- In Re the Accounting of ClaytonNew York Court of Appeals · 1927
- Morris v. MorrisNew York Court of Appeals · 1936
- In re the Estate of WebbNew York Surrogate's Court · 1923
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3Cited by7 opinions
- In re the Estate of ZurkowNew York Surrogate's Court · 1973
- In re the Estate of GruppNew York Surrogate's Court · 1994
- Mercantile Trust Co. National Ass'n v. Shriners' Hospital for Crippled ChildrenMissouri Court of Appeals · 1977
- In re the Construction of the Will of MorganNew York Surrogate's Court · 1951
- In re the Estate of RothwachsNew York Surrogate's Court · 1968
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